Meanings
nounquartenylic acid (uncountable)
- archaicuncountablechemistryAn acid of the acrylic acid series, metameric with crotonic acid.
Synonyms: isocrotonic acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn acid of the acrylic acid series, metameric with crotonic acid.
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Origin
From quartene + -yl + -ic + acid.
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quartenylic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartenylic%20acid
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“quartenylic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartenylic%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quartenylic acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quartenylic%20acid.
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