cinchoninic acid

noun

cin·​cho·​nin·​ic acid

: a white crystalline acid C₉H₆NCOOH made by reaction of isatin and a pyruvic salt or by oxidation of cinchonine; 4-quinoline-carboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cinchonine + -ic; originally formed as German cinchoninsäure

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Rhymes for cinchoninic acid

• antacid
• placid