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Meaning of cochinelic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An organic compound: C₁₀H₈O₇, derived from phenylhydrazone.

uncountable

Examples

“These have been termed cochinic acid C₉H₈O₅, a body very soluble in alcohol, but nearly insoluble in water, melting at 293° with decomposition : and cochinelic acid, C₁₀H₈O₇, which forms crystalline needles melting at 224° to 225°.”
“When heated with sulphuric acid, this dicarboxylic acid forms cochinelic acid and carbon dioxide.”
“...on heating with concentrated H₂SO₄, decomposes into CO and the so-called cochinelic acid , C₁₀H₈O₇.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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