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dehydroacetic acid

UK/diːˌhaɪdɹəʊəˈsiːtɪkæsɪd/

dehydroacetic acid noun: a pyrone derivative used as a fungicide, bactericide, and preservative.

Noun

dehydroacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. A pyrone derivative used as a fungicide, bactericide, and preservative.

Questions about dehydroacetic acid

What does dehydroacetic acid mean?
Dehydroacetic acid means a pyrone derivative used as a fungicide, bactericide, and preservative.
What part of speech is dehydroacetic acid?
Dehydroacetic acid is a noun.
How do you pronounce dehydroacetic acid?
Dehydroacetic acid is pronounced /diːˌhaɪdɹəʊəˈsiːtɪkæsɪd/ (UK).

Words near dehydroacetic acid in the dictionary

  1. dehydrins
  2. dehydro-
  3. dehydroabietic
  4. dehydroabietin
  5. dehydroabietinal
  6. dehydroacetic acid
  7. dehydroadonirubin
  8. dehydroalanine
  9. dehydroalanines
  10. dehydroamino
  11. dehydroamino acid

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