bombic acid

English

Etymology

Latin bombyx (“silk, silkworm”): compare French bombique.

Noun

bombic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, organic chemistry, biochemistry) An acid obtained from the silkworm, now found to be acetic acid.

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