roccellic acid love

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  • noun chemistry A dibasic acid, C17H32O4, of the oxalic series, found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), and other lichens.

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French roccellique, from roccelle archil, Italian roccella, from Italian rocca a rock, because archil grows on rock.

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