'dicarbonic' definitions:
Definition of 'dicarbonic'
From: 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]