leuconic

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leuconic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leuconic \Leu*con"ic\ (-k[o^]n"[i^]k), a. [Leuc- + croconic.]
     (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid,
     obtained as a yellowish white gum by the oxidation of
     croconic acid.
     [1913 Webster]