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chaulmoogric acid

chaulmoogric acid noun: a cyclic fatty acid, 2-cyclopentene-1-tridecanoic acid, obtained from chaulmoogra seeds, used in the treatment of leprosy.

Noun

chaulmoogric acid (uncountable)

  1. A cyclic fatty acid, 2-cyclopentene-1-tridecanoic acid, obtained from chaulmoogra seeds, used in the treatment of leprosy.

Questions about chaulmoogric acid

What does chaulmoogric acid mean?
Chaulmoogric acid means a cyclic fatty acid, 2-cyclopentene-1-tridecanoic acid, obtained from chaulmoogra seeds, used in the treatment of leprosy.
What part of speech is chaulmoogric acid?
Chaulmoogric acid is a noun.

Words near chaulmoogric acid in the dictionary

  1. chaulmoogra
  2. chaulmoogras
  3. chaulmoograte
  4. chaulmoogrates
  5. chaulmoogric
  6. chaulmoogric acid
  7. chaulmugra
  8. chaulmugras
  9. Chaumes
  10. Chaumette
  11. Chaumont

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