coumalic acid

noun

cou·mal·ic acid | \ (ˈ)kü¦malik-, -mā-\

variants: or less commonly cumalic acid \ (ˈ)kyü- \

Definition of coumalic acid

: a white crystalline acid C₆H₄O₄ formed by heating malic acid with sulfuric acid or zinc chloride; 5-coumalin-carboxylic acid

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