moroxylic acid

noun

An acid derived from the mulberry.

OriginLatin morus ← Ancient Greek ξύλον →
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Meanings

nounmoroxylic acid (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryAn acid derived from the mulberry.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekξύλον“wood”
  2. Latinmorus“mulberry tree”
  3. Englishmoroxylic acid

Latin morus (“mulberry tree”) + Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + -ic + acid. Named by Martin Heinrich Klaproth

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