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- Ancient Greek · derived fromστρυφνός“astringent”
- English todaystryphnic acid
From Ancient Greek στρυφνός (struphnós, “astringent”) + -ic, from its bitter taste.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
stryphnic acid
Today it means: A supposed nitrogenous acid obtained by the action of acetic acid and potassium nitrite on uric acid, later found to be a mixture of allantoin with oxaluric acid and oxalic acid. Full definition →
Ancient Greek στρυφνός