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trimellitic acid

noun
tri·​mellitic acid | \ ¦trÄ«+...-\

Definition of trimellitic acid

: a crystalline tricarboxylic acid C6H3(COOH)3 obtained indirectly from mellitic acid, by oxidation of coal, and in other ways; 1,2,4-benzene-tricarboxylic acid

History and Etymology for trimellitic acid

International Scientific Vocabulary tri- + mellitic

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