tubaic acid

noun

tu·​ba·​ic acid

tüˈbāik-

: a crystalline phenolic acid C₃H₅C₈H₅O(OH)COOH derived from coumaran and formed from rotenone by cleavage with strong alkali

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tuba entry 3 + -ic

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