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uvitic acid

noun
uvit·​ic acid | \ (ˈ)yü¦vitik-\

Definition of uvitic acid

: a crystalline acid CH3C6H3(COOH)2 obtained especially by partial oxidation of mesitylene; 5-methyl-isophthalic acid

History and Etymology for uvitic acid

Latin uva grape + International Scientific Vocabulary -itic; from its being producible from tartaric acid

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