comenic, a. Chem.
(kəʊˈmɛnɪk)
[Factitiously formed by transposing the syllables of meconic.]
In comenic acid, a dibasic acid, C6H4O5, crystallizing in light yellow prisms: a product of the decomposition of meconic acid, hence called para- and meta-meconic acid.
| 1873 Fownes' Chem. 739. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. 766. |