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glycolic acid

glycolic acid noun: the simplest alpha-hydroxy acid, hydroxy-acetic acid, found in sugar cane and unripe grapes; used in cosmetics etc.

Noun

glycolic acid (uncountable)

  1. the simplest alpha-hydroxy acid, hydroxy-acetic acid, found in sugar cane and unripe grapes; used in cosmetics etc

Words formed from glycolic acid

Questions about glycolic acid

What does glycolic acid mean?
Glycolic acid means the simplest alpha-hydroxy acid, hydroxy-acetic acid, found in sugar cane and unripe grapes; used in cosmetics etc.
What part of speech is glycolic acid?
Glycolic acid is a noun.

Words near glycolic acid in the dictionary

  1. glycolated
  2. glycolates
  3. glycolating
  4. glycolether
  5. glycolic
  6. glycolic acid
  7. glycolide
  8. glycolides
  9. glycoligand
  10. glycoligands
  11. glycolignose

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