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orsellinic acid

noun
or·​sel·​lin·​ic acid | \ ¦ȯ(r)sə¦linik-\

Definition of orsellinic acid

: a crystalline acid C6H2(OH)2(CH3)COOH found chiefly in combination in certain lichens; 4,6-dihydroxy-ortho-toluic acid

— called also ortho-orsellinic acid

— compare lecanoric acid

History and Etymology for orsellinic acid

orsellinic International Scientific Vocabulary orsellin- (from orselle + -in, chemical suffix) + -ic

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