prehnitic acid

English

Etymology

Probably from the resemblance of its wart-like crystals to prehnite.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹeɪˈnɪtɪk ˈæsɪd/

Noun

(organic chemistry) A tetrabasic acid of benzene.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “prehnitic acid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)