Meanings
nounprehnitic acid (uncountable)
- archaicuncountablechemistry1,2,3,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid (a tetrabasic acid of benzene).
Origin
Probably from the resemblance of its wart-like crystals to prehnite.
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