benzilic acid

noun

ben·​zil·​ic acid

(ˈ)ben-¦zi-lik

: a white crystalline acid (C₆H₅)₂C(OH)COOH obtained by warming benzil with alcohol and alkali; diphenyl-glycolic acid

Word History

Etymology

French benzilique, from benzil + -ique -ic

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Rhymes for benzilic acid

• antacid
• placid