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hydroxyglutaric acid

hydroxyglutaric acid noun: any hydroxy derivative of glutaric acid, but especially 2-hydroxyglutaric acid which has biological activity.

Noun

hydroxyglutaric acid (plural hydroxyglutaric acids)

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of glutaric acid, but especially 2-hydroxyglutaric acid which has biological activity

Forms of hydroxyglutaric acid

pluralhydroxyglutaric acids

Words formed from hydroxyglutaric acid

Questions about hydroxyglutaric acid

What does hydroxyglutaric acid mean?
Hydroxyglutaric acid means any hydroxy derivative of glutaric acid, but especially 2-hydroxyglutaric acid which has biological activity.
What part of speech is hydroxyglutaric acid?
Hydroxyglutaric acid is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyglutaric acid?
The plural of hydroxyglutaric acid is hydroxyglutaric acids.

Words near hydroxyglutaric acid in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyflavone
  2. hydroxyflavones
  3. hydroxyflutamide
  4. hydroxyglutarate
  5. hydroxyglutarates
  6. hydroxyglutaric acid
  7. hydroxyglutaric acids
  8. hydroxyguanine
  9. hydroxyguanosine
  10. hydroxyhalolactone
  11. hydroxyhalolactones

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