coccinic acid
noun
coc·cin·ic acid
\(ˈ)käk¦sinik-\
Definition of coccinic acid
: any of three isomeric crystalline diacids C6H2(OH)(CH3)(COOH)2 distinguished as alpha, beta, and gamma with the alpha acid being obtained by oxidizing cochineal
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Origin and Etymology of coccinic acid
French coccinique, from coccine carmine (from Latin coccinus scarlet, from Greek kokkinos, from kokkos grain, seed) + -ique -ic
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