py·ro·cinchonic acid
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Definition of pyrocinchonic acid
: an unstable dicarboxylic acid C4H6(COOH)2 obtained usually in the form of its crystalline anhydride by pyrolysis of cinchonic acid; dimethyl-maleic acid
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