any of a class of anhydrides, similar to esters, formed from phenol carboxylic acids by the combination of a carboxyl group with a phenol group
Origin of depside
German depsid from Classical Greek depsein, to tan + -id, -idedepside
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Noun
(plural depsides)
- (chemistry) any of a class of intermolecular esters formed from phenolic benzoic acids, especially such compounds found in lichen
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