Meanings
nounfellinic acid (plural fellinic acids)
plural fellinic acids
- obsoletechemistryAn acid apparently obtained by treating bilin with hydrochloric acid.
Origin
- Latinfel, fell-“bile”
- Englishfellinic acid
From Latin fel, fell- (“bile”).
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fellinic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fellinic%20acid
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