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crenic acid

crenic acid noun: any of a group of poorly characterized acids found in humus.

Noun

crenic acid (plural crenic acids)

  1. Any of a group of poorly characterized acids found in humus

Forms of crenic acid

pluralcrenic acids

Origin of crenic acid

From Ancient Greek κρήνη (krḗnē, “spring”) + -ic + acid.

Questions about crenic acid

What does crenic acid mean?
Crenic acid means any of a group of poorly characterized acids found in humus.
What part of speech is crenic acid?
Crenic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of crenic acid?
The plural of crenic acid is crenic acids.

Words near crenic acid in the dictionary

  1. crenellé
  2. crenels
  3. crenely
  4. crenezumab
  5. crenic
  6. crenic acid
  7. crenic acids
  8. creno-
  9. crenobiont
  10. crenobionts
  11. crenolanib

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