Meanings
nounmellitic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA hexacarboxylic acid, benzene hexacarboxylic acid, first discovered in the mineral mellite, which is its aluminium salt.
Synonyms: graphitic acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hexacarboxylic acid, benzene hexacarboxylic acid, first discovered in the mineral mellite, which is its aluminium salt.
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