tetronic acid
noun
te·tron·ic acid
te‧ˈtränik-
: a crystalline enolic lactone C4H4O3 that has acidic properties and is the parent compound of acidic compounds obtained by the fermenting action of a mold (Penicillium charlesii) from spoiled corn
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary tetron- (from tetra- + connective -on-) + -ic
- threats
- threats action
- three
- three birds
- three cheers for
- three cushions
- three farthings
- Three Forks
- Three Gorges Dam
- Three Hours
- Three in One
- three island ship
- three jump
- Three Kings' Day
- Three Mile Island
- three o'cat
- three of a kind
- three old cat
- three R's
- three sheets in the wind
- three sheets to the wind
- three thorn acacia
- three times three
- three turn
- three-arm protractor