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Schaeffer's acid
noun
Schaef·fer's acid
\ˈshāfə(r)z-\
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Schäffer's acid
\ˈshāfə(r)z-\Definition of Schaeffer's acid
: a crystalline naphtholsulfonic acid HOC10H6SO3H used as a dye intermediate; 2-naphthol-6 sulfonic acid
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Origin and Etymology of schaeffer's acid
after L. Schaeffer, 19th century German chemist
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