Meanings
noun1,7-Cleves acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistry1-aminonaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid.
Origin
Named after Swedish chemist Per Teodor Cleve, with functional groups numbered per IUPAC nomenclature.
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