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Definition of Tetrinic

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex ketonic acid, C₅H₆O₃, obtained as a white crystalline substance; -- so called because once supposed to contain a peculiar radical of four carbon atoms. Called also acetyl-acrylic acid.

Medical Definition of Tetrinic

1. Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex ketonic acid, C5H6O3, obtained as a white crystalline substance; so called because once supposed to contain a peculiar radical of four carbon atoms. Synonym: acetyl-acrylic acid. See: Tetra-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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