- uvitonic acid
- \\|yüvə|tänik-\ noun
Etymology: uvit- (as in uvitic) + -onic: a crystalline acid CH3C5H2N(COOH)2 obtained by the action of ammonia on pyruvic acid; 6-methyl-2, 4-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
uvitonic acid
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Uvitonic — U vi*ton ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by the action of ammonia on pyrotartaric acid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
