MELLOPHANIC ACID


Meaning of MELLOPHANIC ACID in English

|melə|fanik- noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mell ite + -o- + Greek phan- (stem of phainesthai to appear, passive of phainein to show) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ic — more at fancy

: either of two isomeric acids derived from benzene:

a. : prehnitic acid b

b. : a crystalline acid C 6 H 2 (COOH) 4 formed by oxidation of isodurene; 1,2,3,5-benzene-tetracarboxylic acid

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