moroxylic acid

English

Etymology

Latin morus (“mulberry tree”) + Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) + -ic + acid. Named by Martin Heinrich Klaproth

Noun

moroxylic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, chemistry) An acid derived from the mulberry.

References

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