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citronellic acid

citronellic acid noun: the monoterpenoid carboxylic acid formed by the oxidation of citronellal.

Noun

citronellic acid (uncountable)

  1. The monoterpenoid carboxylic acid formed by the oxidation of citronellal

Questions about citronellic acid

What does citronellic acid mean?
Citronellic acid means the monoterpenoid carboxylic acid formed by the oxidation of citronellal.
What part of speech is citronellic acid?
Citronellic acid is a noun.

Words near citronellic acid in the dictionary

  1. citronellal
  2. citronellals
  3. citronellas
  4. citronelle
  5. citronellic
  6. citronellic acid
  7. citronellol
  8. citronellols
  9. citronellyl
  10. citronellyl acetate
  11. citronellyls

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