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glycollic acid

glycollic acid is the alternative form of glycolic acid.

Meaning of glycolic acid

Noun

glycolic acid (uncountable)

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

Questions about glycollic acid

What is glycollic acid the alternative form of?
Glycollic acid is the alternative form of glycolic acid.

Words near glycollic acid in the dictionary

  1. glycolithocholate
  2. glycolithocholates
  3. glycollate
  4. glycollates
  5. glycollic
  6. glycollic acid
  7. glycolmethacrylate
  8. glycolonitrile
  9. glycols
  10. glycoluric
  11. glycoluril

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