white crystalline soluble optically active carboxylic acid
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quinic acid in British English
(ˈkwɪnɪk)
noun
a white crystalline soluble optically active carboxylic acid, found in cinchona bark, bilberries, coffee beans, and the leaves of certain other plants; 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid. Formula: C6H7(OH)4COOH
quinic acid in American English
(ˈkwɪnɪk)
a colorless, crystalline acid, C6H7(OH)4·COOH, prepared from cinchona bark, coffee beans, etc.