trimellitic acid

noun

tri·​mellitic acid

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: a crystalline tricarboxylic acid C₆H₃(COOH)₃ obtained indirectly from mellitic acid, by oxidation of coal, and in other ways; 1,2,4-benzene-tricarboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tri- + mellitic

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