See Also: xeronic(medicine)

fondaco (iou) and xeronic (medicine)


fondaco (iou)



fondaco noun. . L16.
[Italian, formed as FONDUK.]
In Italy etc.: a warehouse; formerly also, an inn, a hotel.

xeronic (medicine)


xeronic
<chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4, related to fumaric acid, and obtained from citraconic acid as an oily substance having a bittersweet taste; so called from its tendency to form its anhydride.

Origin: Gr. Dry + citraconic.

Source: Websters Dictionary