Cro-cōn'ic, a.
a. [Gr. κρόκος, saffron.] Yellow, like saffron.
Croconic acid (Chem.), a crystallizable acid obtained by heating potash with carbon;—so called from the color of its salts.
a. [Gr. κρόκος, saffron.] Yellow, like saffron.
Croconic acid (Chem.), a crystallizable acid obtained by heating potash with carbon;—so called from the color of its salts.