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ferulic acid

ferulic acid noun: the carboxylic acid (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)prop-2-enoic acid that is a component of lignin.

Noun

ferulic acid (uncountable)

  1. The carboxylic acid (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)prop-2-enoic acid that is a component of lignin

Words formed from ferulic acid

Questions about ferulic acid

What does ferulic acid mean?
Ferulic acid means the carboxylic acid (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)prop-2-enoic acid that is a component of lignin.
What part of speech is ferulic acid?
Ferulic acid is a noun.

Words near ferulic acid in the dictionary

  1. ferulates
  2. ferule
  3. feruled
  4. ferules
  5. ferulic
  6. ferulic acid
  7. feruling
  8. ferulings
  9. Ferullo
  10. Ferullos
  11. feruloyl

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