syringic acid

noun

sy·​rin·​gic acid

sə̇ˈrinjik-

: a crystalline phenolic acid HO(CH₃O)₂C₆H₂COOH obtained by decomposition especially of syringin and prepared by acid hydrolysis of the trimethyl ether of gallic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary syringin + -ic

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