orsellic acid

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orsellic acid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lecanoric \Lec`a*no"ric\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid which is
     obtained from several varieties of lichen (Lecanora,
     Roccella, etc.), as a white, crystalline substance, and is
     called also orsellic acid, diorsellinic acid,
     lecanorin, etc.
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