chiodectonic acid
English
Noun
chiodectonic
acid
(
uncountable
)
(
biochemistry
,
lichenology
)
A red
dye
derived from a
lichen
with
IUPAC name
2-acetyl-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-7-methoxybenzo[f][1]benzofuran-4,9-dione.