lichenicadj.
/lʌɪˈkɛnɪk/ Chemistry.
Of or pertaining to lichens. lichenic acid, an organic acid obtained from lichens; its salts are ˈlichenates n.
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1836–41 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 5) 1198 Lichenic Acid apparently much resembles the boletic..The lichenates of ammonia, potassa, and soda, are soluble and crystallizable.
1871 W. L. Lindsay in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 11 39 Certain true Lichens,..giving lichenic reactions with iodine.
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