stip·i·tat·ic acid
| \ ¦stipə¦tatik- \
Definition of stipitatic acid
: a cream-colored solid acid (HO)2C7H3OCOOH related to tropolone and formed from sugar as a metabolic product of a mold (Penicillium stipitatum); 3,6-dihydroxy-4-oxo-cyclo-hepta-triene-carboxylic acid
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“Stipitatic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stipitatic%20acid. Accessed 12 May. 2021.
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