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Cyanuric acid
unknown · 78% connection
an organic acid, C3O3N3H3, first obtained by heating uric acid or urea, and called pyrouric acid; afterwards obtained from isocyanic a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Glaucic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to the Glaucium or horned poppy; -- formerly applied to an acid derived from it, now known to be fumaric acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Hydrosorbic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from sorbic acid when this takes up hydrogen; as, hydrosorbic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Hydrosulphurous
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the reduction of sulphurous acid. See Hyposulphurous acid, under Hyposulphurous.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Ipomoeic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of Ipomoea purga), an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Kynurenic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous base (called ky…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Lantanuric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usua…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Lithobilic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to or designating an organic acid of the tartaric acid series, distinct from lithofellic acid, but, like it, obtained from…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Malamic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Malamide
noun · 78% connection
The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Maleic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series, metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Malic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; as, malic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Malonic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid produced artifically as a white crystalline substance, CH2.(CO2H)2, and so called because obtai…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Metantimonic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called antimonic acid) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and obtained as a white amor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Metaphosphoric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO3, analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a crysta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Muconic
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid, obtained indirectly from mucic acid, and somewhat resembling itaconic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Nitroprussic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a complex acid called nitroprussic acid, obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.
Orsellinic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by a partial decomposition of orsellic acid as a white crystalline substance,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, designating, acid, obtained, malic.