oxamic acid

noun

ox·​am·​ic acid

(ˈ)äk¦samik-

: a high-melting crystalline acid NH₂COCOOH intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide : the monoamide of oxalic acid

Word History

Etymology

oxamic from French oxamique, from oxam- (from oxamide) + -ique -ic

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