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Meaning of xeronic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An acid with chemical formula C₈H₁₂O₄, related to fumaric acid.

archaic, uncountable

Examples

“The empirical formula of xeronic acid shows that it is homologous with citraconic acid, but it possesses properties very different from this, inasmuch as it does not combine either with nascent hydrogen or with bromine.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

xerophage xerophagia Xerophagy xerophil Xerophile Xerophilous