Definition of croconic acid
:a yellow crystalline hydroxy ketone C5O3(OH)2 obtained from rhodizonic acid and various other oxygen derivatives of benzene and that forms yellow or orange-colored salts
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Origin and Etymology of croconic acid
partial translation of German krokonsäure, from krokon- (irregular from Greek krokos crocus, saffron) + säure acid
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