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apic acids

apic acids is the plural of apic acid.

Meaning of apic acid

Noun

apic acid (plural apic acids)

  1. An esterified 14C-labeled fatty acid found in bee venom.
    • He cocked his eye slightly: "She has rheumatism. Apic acid, they say, is the best cure." "Better make sure first," murmured Dinny, "that they'll sting her. You can't get bees to sting people they like." "You can always sit on them," murmured Fleur.2008, John Galsworthy, End of the Chapter: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition, ReadHowYouWant.com, →ISBN, page 362

Questions about apic acids

What is apic acids the plural of?
Apic acids is the plural of apic acid.

Words near apic acids in the dictionary

  1. apiary
  2. apiator
  3. apiators
  4. apic
  5. apic acid
  6. apic acids
  7. apic-
  8. apical
  9. apical ancestor
  10. apical ancestors
  11. apical annulus

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