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ruberythric acid

noun
rub·​eryth·​ric acid | \ ¦rübə¦rithrik-\

Definition of ruberythric acid

: a yellow crystalline acidic glycoside C25H26O13 occurring in madder root and yielding alizarin and primeverose on hydrolysis

First Known Use of ruberythric acid

1852, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ruberythric acid

ruberythric International Scientific Vocabulary rub- (from New Latin Rubia) + erythr- + -ic

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