pyromucic acid
Chemistry. Now rare
noun
A crystalline acid produced by the destructive distillation of mucic acid.
- Systematic name: furan-2-carboxylic acid, (C4H3O)COOH..
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Annals of Philosophy.
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