释义 |
cro·con·ic acid \krəˈkänik-\ noun Etymology: part translation of German krokonsäure, from krokon- (irregular from Greek krokos crocus, saffron) + säure acid : 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 |