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from The Century Dictionary.
- Related to or derived from plants of the genus Lecanora.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid which is obtained from several varieties of lichen (Lecanora, Roccella, etc.), as a white, crystalline substance, and is called also
orsellic acid ,diorsellinic acid ,lecanorin , etc.
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On the other hand, the constitution of the simpler natural tannoids is known to a greater or less extent; of these, lecanoric acid (Lecanorsäure) is the best known, being an ester anhydride of orsellic acid (a dihydroxytoluylic acid).
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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