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acanthoic acid

acanthoic acid noun: the diterpenoid carboxylic acid (1R,4aR,7S)-7-ethenyl-1,4a,7-trimethyl-3,4,6,8,8a,9,10,10a-octahydro-2H-phenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid present in the roots of Annona amazonica.

Noun

acanthoic acid (uncountable)

  1. The diterpenoid carboxylic acid (1R,4aR,7S)-7-ethenyl-1,4a,7-trimethyl-3,4,6,8,8a,9,10,10a-octahydro-2H-phenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid present in the roots of Annona amazonica

Questions about acanthoic acid

What does acanthoic acid mean?
Acanthoic acid means the diterpenoid carboxylic acid (1R,4aR,7S)-7-ethenyl-1,4a,7-trimethyl-3,4,6,8,8a,9,10,10a-octahydro-2H-phenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid present in the roots of Annona amazonica.
What part of speech is acanthoic acid?
Acanthoic acid is a noun.

Words near acanthoic acid in the dictionary

  1. acanthodrilid
  2. acanthodrilids
  3. acanthodriline
  4. acanthodrilines
  5. acanthoecid
  6. acanthoic acid
  7. acanthoid
  8. acanthokeratodermia
  9. acanthokeratodermias
  10. acanthological
  11. acanthologically

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