Dicarbonic

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

  dicarbonic \di`car*bon"ic\ (d[imac]`k[aum]r*b[o^]n"[i^]k), a.
     [Pref. di- + carbonic.] (Chem.)
     Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl groups or
     radicals; as, oxalic acid is the simplest dicarbonic acid. In
     the latter sense, synonymous with {dicarboxylic}; as,
     succinic acid is a {dicarboxylic} acid.


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