rhodizonic acid

noun

A colorless crystalline substance obtained from potassium carbonate and from certain quinones, which forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts.

Similar
carboxylic acid
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nounrhodizonic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA colorless crystalline substance obtained from potassium carbonate and from certain quinones, which forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts.

    Synonyms: carboxylic acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA colorless crystalline substance obtained from potassium carbonate and from certain quinones, which forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts.

Similar
carboxylic acid

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek[Term?]
  2. Englishrhodizonic acid

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