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agaricic acid

agaricic acid noun: a tricarboxylic acid 2-hydroxynonadecane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, isolated from an agaric, once used as an irritant and antidiarrhoeal.

Noun

agaricic acid (uncountable)

  1. A tricarboxylic acid 2-hydroxynonadecane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, isolated from an agaric, once used as an irritant and antidiarrhoeal

Questions about agaricic acid

What does agaricic acid mean?
Agaricic acid means a tricarboxylic acid 2-hydroxynonadecane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, isolated from an agaric, once used as an irritant and antidiarrhoeal.
What part of speech is agaricic acid?
Agaricic acid is a noun.

Words near agaricic acid in the dictionary

  1. agaric
  2. agaric acid
  3. agaric mineral
  4. agaricaceous
  5. agaricic
  6. agaricic acid
  7. agaricicolous
  8. agariciform
  9. agariciid
  10. agariciids
  11. agaricin

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