sinapic acid

noun

si·​nap·​ic acid

sə̇ˈnapik-

: a yellow crystalline phenolic unsaturated acid HO(CH₃O)₂C₆H₂CH=CHCOOH that is related structurally both to cinnamic acid and to pyrogallol and obtained by hydrolysis of sinalbin

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary sinap- (in sinapine) + -ic

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