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ORTHOCARBONIC
Or`tho*car*bon"ic, a. Etym: [Ortho- + carbonic.] (Chem.)
Definition: Designating a complex ether, C.(OC2H5)4, which is obtained as a liquid of a pleasant ethereal odor by means of chlorpicrin, and is believed to be a derivative of the hypothetical normal carbonic acid, C.(OH)4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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