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From spiraeic (from the Latin plant name Spiraea (“spirea”) + -ic) + acid.
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spiraeic acid
Today it means: a natural acid, found in the plant genus Spiraea (spirea) Full definition →
Today it means: a natural acid, found in the plant genus Spiraea (spirea) Full definition →
From spiraeic (from the Latin plant name Spiraea (“spirea”) + -ic) + acid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.