cyanuric acid

noun

An aromatic heterocyclic organic compound, C₃N₃(OH)₃, that decomposes on heating to form cyanic acid; it is a prebiotic compound found in stellar dust clouds.

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135-triazinetriol

Meanings

nouncyanuric acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn aromatic heterocyclic organic compound, C₃N₃(OH)₃, that decomposes on heating to form cyanic acid; it is a prebiotic compound found in stellar dust clouds.

    Synonyms: 1, 3, 5-triazinetriol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn aromatic heterocyclic organic compound, C₃N₃(OH)₃, that decomposes on heating to form cyanic acid; it is a prebiotic compound found in stellar dust clouds.

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135-triazinetriol
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