<Frenchzoonique (in acide zoonique: C.-L. Berthollet 1798, in Jrnl. de phys., de chim., d'hist. nat. et des artsvol. 3 385) <ancient Greekζῷον animal (see zoonn.) + French‑ique‑icsuffix…
<Frenchzoonique (in acide zoonique: C.-L. Berthollet 1798, in Jrnl. de phys., de chim., d'hist. nat. et des artsvol. 3 385) <ancient Greekζῷον animal (see zoonn.) + French‑ique‑icsuffix.
Notes
New English Dictionary (OED first edition) (1921) gives the pronunciation as (zoˌǫ·nik) /zəʊˈɒnɪk/ .
Meaning & use
Chemistry. Obsolete.
1.
1798–1853
zoonic acidnoun
An acid obtained by Berthollet from animal substances, later shown to be impure acetic acid.
1798
On a new Acid procured from Animal Substances, called the Zoonic Acid. By M. Berthollet.
Philosophical Magazinevol. 1 68 (heading)
1853
The zoonic acid, which Berthollet..obtained by the dry distillation of animal substances, and regarded as a peculiar acid, was in reality a mixture of acetic acid with another substance.
H. Watts, translation of L. Gmelin, Hand-book of Chemistryvol. VIII. 283