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pulvinic acid

noun
pul·vin·ic acid | \ˌpəlˈvinik-\

Definition of pulvinic acid 

: an orange crystalline lactonic acid (C17H11O3)COOH obtained from lichens and by hydrolysis of vulpinic acid

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International Scientific Vocabulary, blend of pulvic and -in

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