uvitic acid

noun

uvit·​ic acid

(ˈ)yü¦vitik-

: a crystalline acid CH₃C₆H₃(COOH)₂ obtained especially by partial oxidation of mesitylene; 5-methyl-isophthalic acid

Word History

Etymology

Latin uva grape + International Scientific Vocabulary -itic; from its being producible from tartaric acid

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