- an unstable, oily, colorless liquid, CHOS, that decomposes into ethyl alcohol and carbon disulfide at 24°C
- any of a series of acids having the general formula ROC(S)SH, in which R is any hydrocarbon radical
xanthic acid
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xanthic acid
noun
Any of various unstable acids of the form ROC(S)SH, in which R is usually an ethyl group or some other alkyl group.
Origin of xanthic acid
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (chemistry) any of a class of organic sulphur-containing acids of general formula ROCS2H
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