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dehydroquinic acid

dehydroquinic acid noun: any oxidized form of quinic acid, but especially 3-dehydroquinic acid which is an intermediate in the shikimate pathway.

Noun

dehydroquinic acid (countable and uncountable, plural dehydroquinic acids)

  1. Any oxidized form of quinic acid, but especially 3-dehydroquinic acid which is an intermediate in the shikimate pathway

Forms of dehydroquinic acid

pluraldehydroquinic acids

Origin of dehydroquinic acid

From dehydro- + quinic acid.

Questions about dehydroquinic acid

What does dehydroquinic acid mean?
Dehydroquinic acid means any oxidized form of quinic acid, but especially 3-dehydroquinic acid which is an intermediate in the shikimate pathway.
What part of speech is dehydroquinic acid?
Dehydroquinic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of dehydroquinic acid?
The plural of dehydroquinic acid is dehydroquinic acids.

Words near dehydroquinic acid in the dictionary

  1. dehydroprogesterones
  2. dehydroproline
  3. dehydroquinase
  4. dehydroquinate
  5. dehydroquinates
  6. dehydroquinic acid
  7. dehydroretinal
  8. dehydroretinaldehyde
  9. dehydroretinol
  10. dehydrorotenoids
  11. dehydrorotenone

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