• (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic series found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), and other lichens, and extracted as a white crystalline substance C17H32O4.
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<chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic series found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc), and other lichens, and extracted as a white crystalline substance C17H32O4. ... Origin: F. Roccellique, fr. Roccelle archil, It. & NL. Roccella, fr. It. Rocca a rock, because archil grows on rock. ... Source: Websters ...
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Roc·cel'lic adjective [ French
roccellique , from
roccelle archil, Italian & New Latin
roccella , from Italian
rocca a rock, because archil grows on rock.]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic series found in archil (
Roccella ti...Found on
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