reductic acid

noun

re·​duc·​tic acid

-ktik-

: a crystalline enolic ketone C₅H₆O₃ that has properties both of an acid and a strong reducing agent in alkaline solution and is formed by the action of dilute sulfuric acid on various carbohydrates at high temperature or synthetically from cyclopentanone; 2, -3-dihydroxy-2-cyclopenten-one

Word History

Etymology

reduction + -ic

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