benzilic acid

noun

A white crystalline aromatic acid soluble in many primary alcohols, which can be prepared by heating a mixture of benzil, alcohol, and potassium hydroxide.

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Meanings

nounbenzilic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA white crystalline aromatic acid soluble in many primary alcohols, which can be prepared by heating a mixture of benzil, alcohol, and potassium hydroxide.

Origin

From benzil + -ic + acid.

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