chelidonic acid
noun
chel·i·don·ic acid
¦kelə¦dänik-
: a crystalline acid C7H4O6 occurring combined in celandine sap and in white hellebore roots; 4-pyrone-2,6-dicarboxylic acid
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary chelidonic (from Greek chelidonion celandine + International Scientific Vocabulary -ic) + acid; originally formed as German chelidonsäure