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laccaic acid

laccaic acid noun: any of a group of anthraquinone derivatives that are components of the red shellac obtained from the insect Kerria lacca, similar to carminic acid and kermesic acid.

Noun

laccaic acid (countable and uncountable, plural laccaic acids)

  1. Any of a group of anthraquinone derivatives that are components of the red shellac obtained from the insect Kerria lacca, similar to carminic acid and kermesic acid.

Forms of laccaic acid

plurallaccaic acids
alternative formlaccainic acid

Questions about laccaic acid

What does laccaic acid mean?
Laccaic acid means any of a group of anthraquinone derivatives that are components of the red shellac obtained from the insect Kerria lacca, similar to carminic acid and kermesic acid.
What part of speech is laccaic acid?
Laccaic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of laccaic acid?
The plural of laccaic acid is laccaic acids.

Words near laccaic acid in the dictionary

  1. Lacazes
  2. lacaziosis
  3. LACC
  4. Laccadive Islands
  5. Laccadives
  6. laccaic acid
  7. laccainic acid
  8. laccase
  9. laccases
  10. laccate
  11. lacceroic

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