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Chelidonic acid
Chelidonic \Chel`i*don"ic\, a. [See Celandine.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine.
Chelidonic acid, a weak acid extracted from the celandine ( Chelidonium majus), as a white crystalline substance.
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chelidonic acid
n. (context organic compound English) A heterocyclic organic acid with a pyran skeleton.
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Chelidonic acid
Chelidonic acid is a heterocyclic organic acid with a pyran skeleton.
Chelidonic acid can be prepared in two steps from diethyl oxalate and acetone:
It occurs naturally in plants of the Asparagales order.