† cellulicadj.
Chemistry. Obsolete. rare.
cellulic acid n. an acid produced by the action of alkali and acid on plant cell walls in fruits and roots; (perhaps) = metapectic acid n. at metapectic n.
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verdous acid1836
virginic acid1837
krameric acid1838
angelic acid1843
ruberythric acid1852
rubianic acid1855
cellulic acid1859
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malic acid1788
sorbic acid1815
pectic acid1825
cellulic acid1859
lauric acid1868
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Stygian water1638
mineral acid1700
vague acid1741
manganesic acid1789
caseic acid1810
botulinic acid1832
mechloic acid1836
dialuric acid1839
sericic acid1841
allanturic acid1842
allituric acid1846
ricinostearic acid1849
ricinolic acid1851
cellulic acid1859
digitalinic acid1861
carbonic acid1867
perboric acid1881
mechlorinic acid1890
nitrolic acid1892
perrhenic acid1929
rhenic acid1931
pertechnetic acid1962
1859 Chem. Gaz. 17 453 To this acid he [sc. Frémy] gave the name of cellulic acid.
1879 H. Watts Dict. Chem. (new ed.) I. 818 Cellulic acid, syn. with Metapectic Acid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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