xanthic acid

noun

any of a class of organic sulphur-containing acids of general formula ROCS₂H

Meanings

nounxanthic acid (plural xanthic acids)

plural xanthic acids

  1. chemistryany of a class of organic sulphur-containing acids of general formula ROCS₂H
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