roccellic acid
Meaning
Noun
- A dibasic acid, C17H32O4, of the oxalic series, found in archil (Roccella tinctoria (species), etc.), and other lichens.
Origin
- From French roccellique, from roccelle, from Italian roccella, from rocca, because archil grows on rock.
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