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Croconic
Cro-con′ic
(kr?-k?n′?k)
, Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] saffron.]
1.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling saffron; having the color of saffron;
as,
. croconic
acid2.
Pertaining to, or derived from, croconic acid.
Croconic acid
(Chem.)
, a yellow crystalline substance,
C5O3(OH)2
, obtained from potassium carboxide, rhodizonic acid, and various phenol and quinone derivatives of benzene, and forming yellow or orange colored salts.