rhodizonic acid
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek
Noun
rhodizonic acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A colorless crystalline substance obtained from potassium carboxide and from certain quinones, which forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts.
Synonyms
- carboxylic acid
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for rhodizonic acid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)