Lecanoric

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lecanoric \Lec`a*no"ric\, a. (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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