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caffeic acid

caffeic acid noun: the phenolic carboxylic acid 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl 2-propenoic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of lignin.

Noun

caffeic acid (uncountable)

  1. The phenolic carboxylic acid 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl 2-propenoic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of lignin

Words formed from caffeic acid

Questions about caffeic acid

What does caffeic acid mean?
Caffeic acid means the phenolic carboxylic acid 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl 2-propenoic acid that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of lignin.
What part of speech is caffeic acid?
Caffeic acid is a noun.

Words near caffeic acid in the dictionary

  1. caffeates
  2. caffed up
  3. Caffee
  4. Caffees
  5. caffeic
  6. caffeic acid
  7. caffein
  8. caffeina
  9. caffeinate
  10. caffeinated
  11. caffeinates

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