toluic acid

noun

tolu·​ic acid

təˈlüik,

ˈtälyəwik-

: any of four isomeric crystalline carboxylic acids C₇H₇COOH derived from toluene and obtainable in the case of the ortho, meta, and para isomers CH₃C₆H₄COOH by oxidation of the three corresponding xylenes see phenylacetic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tol- + -ic

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