lutidinic acid

noun

lu·​ti·​din·​ic acid

: a crystalline acid C₅H₃N(COOH)₂ that is isomeric with quinolinic acid and cinchomeronic acid and is made by oxidizing one of the lutidines; 2,4-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid

Word History

Etymology

lutidinic International Scientific Vocabulary lutidine + -ic

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