Etymology: < Latin cornus (see corneln.1) + -icsuffix.
Chemistry.
In cornic acid, a synonym of corninn.
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1838 T. ThomsonChem. Org. Bodies 164 In 1835, Geiger..discovered in it [bark of Cornus florida] a peculiar crystallized bitter substance..which he distinguished by the name of cornic acid.
1863–82 in H. Watts Dict. Chem.
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