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lactucic acid

lactucic acid noun: any of various acids derived from Lactuca virosa.

Noun

lactucic acid (uncountable)

  1. Any of various acids derived from Lactuca virosa.

Origin of lactucic acid

From translingual Lactuca + -ic + acid.

Questions about lactucic acid

What does lactucic acid mean?
Lactucic acid means any of various acids derived from Lactuca virosa.
What part of speech is lactucic acid?
Lactucic acid is a noun.

Words near lactucic acid in the dictionary

  1. lactoylglutathione lyase
  2. lactrunculin
  3. lactucarium
  4. lactucaxanthin
  5. lactucerin
  6. lactucic acid
  7. lactucin
  8. lactucine
  9. lactucon
  10. lactucone
  11. lactucopicrin

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