xanthic acid

American

noun

Chemistry.

an unstable organic acid, C 3 H 6 S 2 O, the methyl and ethyl esters of which are colorless, oily liquids with a penetrating odor.

xanthic acid British

noun

any of a class of organic sulphur-containing acids with the general formula ROC(S)SH, where R is an organic group

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Etymology

Origin of xanthic acid

First recorded in 1825–35

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