hemicarbonic acid
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hemi- + carbonic acid.
Noun
[edit]hemicarbonic acid (plural hemicarbonic acids)
- (organic chemistry) carbonic acid represented as a hydroxy carboxylic acid HO-COOH
Usage notes
[edit]- Only ever used in combonation. e.g. "methyl hemicarbonic acid" CH3O-COOH