tetrolic acid

noun

te·​trolic acid

te‧ˈträlik-,

-trōl-

: a crystalline acetylenic acid CH₃C≡CCOOH obtained synthetically; methyl-propiolic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tetra- + -ol + -ic

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