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kojic

kojic adjective: only used in kojic acid.

Adjective

kojic (not comparable)

  1. Only used in kojic acid
    • Active compounds included 2-hydroxy-derivatives of benzoic acid and benzaldehyde, 3-hydroxygamma-pyrones (kojic and meconic acids, but not chelidonic acid), […]1957, American Society for Microbiology, Bacteriological Proceedings
    • It was postulated that both kojic and comenic acids could form tautomer forms [...] which was not possible for maltol.1970, Samuel J. Ajl, Microbial Toxins: Fungal toxins

Examples of kojic in a sentence

  • This conclusion is confirmed by the conversion of both kojic and comenic acids (XVIII) into the same methyldihydroxypyridine (XIX).2009, F. F. Nord, Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 577:
  • […] arbutin is believed to be less potent than kojic and azelaic acid.2014, Zein E. Obagi, The Art of Skin Health Restoration and Rejuvenation, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 63:

Words formed from kojic

Phrases with kojic

Questions about kojic

What does kojic mean?
Kojic means only used in kojic acid.
How do you use kojic in a sentence?
This conclusion is confirmed by the conversion of both kojic and comenic acids (XVIII) into the same methyldihydroxypyridine (XIX).
What part of speech is kojic?
Kojic is an adjective.

Words near kojic in the dictionary

  1. kojate
  2. kojates
  3. KOJC
  4. koji
  5. kojibiose
  6. kojic
  7. kojic acid
  8. Kojima
  9. Kojimas
  10. kojis
  11. Kojonup

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