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kainic acid

kainic acid noun: a heterocyclic dicarboxylic acid isolated from certain red algae; used as an anthelmintic in Japan.

Noun

kainic acid (uncountable)

  1. A heterocyclic dicarboxylic acid isolated from certain red algae; used as an anthelmintic in Japan.

Origin of kainic acid

Borrowed from Japanese 海人草 (kainin-sou).

Questions about kainic acid

What does kainic acid mean?
Kainic acid means a heterocyclic dicarboxylic acid isolated from certain red algae; used as an anthelmintic in Japan.
What part of speech is kainic acid?
Kainic acid is a noun.

Words near kainic acid in the dictionary

  1. kainginero
  2. kaingineros
  3. kaingins
  4. kaini
  5. kainic
  6. kainic acid
  7. kainit
  8. kainite
  9. kainites
  10. kainits
  11. kainogenesis

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