vulpinic acid

noun

vul·​pin·​ic acid

¦vəl¦pinik-

variants or vulpic acid

ˈvəlpik-

: a yellow crystalline compound C₁₉H₁₄O₅ occurring in various lichens (as Cetraria vulpina) and also made synthetically : the methyl ester of pulvinic acid

Word History

Etymology

vulpinic International Scientific Vocabulary vulpin- (from New Latin vulpina —specific epithet of Cetraria vulpina —, from feminine of Latin vulpinus vulpine) + -ic; vulpic from New Latin vulpina + English -ic

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