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hipposudoric acid

hipposudoric acid noun: a red quinoid carboxylic acid 3-carboxymethyl-5-hydroxy-1,4,8-trioxo-4,8-dihydro-1H-fluorene-9-carboxylic acid present in the skin secretion of the hippopotamus.

Noun

hipposudoric acid (uncountable)

  1. A red quinoid carboxylic acid 3-carboxymethyl-5-hydroxy-1,4,8-trioxo-4,8-dihydro-1H-fluorene-9-carboxylic acid present in the skin secretion of the hippopotamus.

Questions about hipposudoric acid

What does hipposudoric acid mean?
Hipposudoric acid means a red quinoid carboxylic acid 3-carboxymethyl-5-hydroxy-1,4,8-trioxo-4,8-dihydro-1H-fluorene-9-carboxylic acid present in the skin secretion of the hippopotamus.
What part of speech is hipposudoric acid?
Hipposudoric acid is a noun.

Words near hipposudoric acid in the dictionary

  1. hippos
  2. hipposaurid
  3. hipposaurids
  4. hipposiderid
  5. hipposiderids
  6. hipposudoric acid
  7. hippotamus
  8. hippotaur
  9. hippotaurs
  10. hippotayne
  11. hippotaynes

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