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hydroxycinnamic acid

hydroxycinnamic acid noun: any of a class of polyphenolic compounds that are hydroxy derivatives of cinnamic acid.

Noun

hydroxycinnamic acid (plural hydroxycinnamic acids)

  1. Any of a class of polyphenolic compounds that are hydroxy derivatives of cinnamic acid.

Forms of hydroxycinnamic acid

pluralhydroxycinnamic acids

Origin of hydroxycinnamic acid

From hydroxy + cinnamic acid.

Questions about hydroxycinnamic acid

What does hydroxycinnamic acid mean?
Hydroxycinnamic acid means any of a class of polyphenolic compounds that are hydroxy derivatives of cinnamic acid.
What part of speech is hydroxycinnamic acid?
Hydroxycinnamic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxycinnamic acid?
The plural of hydroxycinnamic acid is hydroxycinnamic acids.

Words near hydroxycinnamic acid in the dictionary

  1. hydroxycholesterol
  2. hydroxycholesterols
  3. hydroxycinnamate
  4. hydroxycinnamates
  5. hydroxycinnamic
  6. hydroxycinnamic acid
  7. hydroxycinnamic acids
  8. hydroxycinnamoyl
  9. hydroxycinnamoyls
  10. hydroxycinnamoyltransferase
  11. hydroxycinnamoyltransferases

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