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  • adjective organic chemistry Of or pertaining to cyanoacetic acid or its derivatives

Etymologies

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From cyano + acetic

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Examples

  • His doctor's thesis (1874) was entitled Bijdrage tot de Kennis van Cyaanazijnzuren en Malonzuur (Contribution to the knowledge of cyanoacetic acids and malonic acid).

    Jacobus H. van 't Hoff - Biography 1966

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