croconic acid
noun
cro·con·ic acid
krəˈkänik-
: a yellow crystalline hydroxy ketone C5O3(OH)2 obtained from rhodizonic acid and various other oxygen derivatives of benzene and that forms yellow or orange-colored salts
Word History
Etymology
partial translation of German krokonsäure, from krokon- (irregular from Greek krokos crocus, saffron) + säure acid