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lactobacillic acid

lactobacillic acid noun: the alicyclic carboxylic acid 10-[(1R,2S)-2-hexylcyclopropyl]decanoic acid present in the lipids of lactobacilli.

Noun

lactobacillic acid (uncountable)

  1. The alicyclic carboxylic acid 10-[(1R,2S)-2-hexylcyclopropyl]decanoic acid present in the lipids of lactobacilli

Origin of lactobacillic acid

From lactobacilli + -ic + acid.

Questions about lactobacillic acid

What does lactobacillic acid mean?
Lactobacillic acid means the alicyclic carboxylic acid 10-[(1R,2S)-2-hexylcyclopropyl]decanoic acid present in the lipids of lactobacilli.
What part of speech is lactobacillic acid?
Lactobacillic acid is a noun.

Words near lactobacillic acid in the dictionary

  1. lactobacillar
  2. lactobacillary
  3. lactobacillemia
  4. lactobacilli
  5. lactobacillic
  6. lactobacillic acid
  7. lactobacillogenic
  8. lactobacillus
  9. lactobacteria
  10. lactobacterium
  11. lactobionate

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