† mechloic, a. Chem. Obs.
(miːˈkləʊɪk)
[f. meconin) + chlorine) + -ic.]
mechloic acid: a crystallized acid produced by the action of chlorine gas on fused meconin.
| 1836 J. M. Gully Magendie's Formul. (ed. 2) 35 Chlorine at the fusing point of meconine..transforms it into an acid, to which the name of mechloic has been given. 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 103 Mechloic Acid was discovered by M. Couerbe. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 50/2. |