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cinchomeronic acid
noun
cin·cho·me·ron·ic acid
Definition of cinchomeronic acid
: a colorless crystalline acid C5H3N(COOH)2 made by oxidizing cinchonine, quinine, or isoquinoline; 3,4-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid
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Origin and Etymology of cinchomeronic acid
International Scientific Vocabulary cinchomeronic (from cinchonine + mer- + -onic) + acid; originally formed as German cinchomeronsäure
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