quinovic acid

noun qui·no·vic acid \ kwə̇ˈnōvik- \

variants: or less commonly quinovaic acid \¦kwinə-, ¦vāik-\ or chinovic acid \kə̇ˈnōvik-\

Definition of quinovic acid

: a crystalline triterpene acid C₃₀H₄₆O₅ obtained by hydrolysis of quinovin

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Origin and Etymology of quinovic acid

International Scientific Vocabulary quinov-, quinova-, chinov- (contraction of New Latin quina nova, china nova, tree whose bark yields quinovin, from quina, china + nova, feminine of Latin novus new) + -ic; originally formed as French kinovique