rhodizonic acid

noun

rho·di·zon·ic acid

¦rōdə¦zänik-

: a cyclic acid C₆H₂O₆ known in an unstable colored enediol form and a colorless more stable tautomeric form but obtained usually in the form of a colored salt (as the red disodium salt by passing carbon monoxide into a solution of sodium in liquid ammonia)

Word History

Etymology

German rhodizon- (in rhodizonsäure rhodizonic acid, from Greek rhodizein to be rose-red + German säure acid) + English -ic

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“Rhodizonic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhodizonic%20acid. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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