Meanings
nountrigenic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn acid, C₄H₇N₃O₂, obtained by the action of cyanic acid vapour on cold aldehyde.
Origin
So called because it is supposed to contain the radicals of three molecules of cyanic acid.
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