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laevulinic acid

laevulinic acid noun: the aliphatic ketonic carboxylic acid 4-oxopentanoic acid that is used in the preparation of certain polymers.

Noun

laevulinic acid (uncountable)

  1. The aliphatic ketonic carboxylic acid 4-oxopentanoic acid that is used in the preparation of certain polymers

Forms of laevulinic acid

alternative formlevulinic acid

Questions about laevulinic acid

What does laevulinic acid mean?
Laevulinic acid means the aliphatic ketonic carboxylic acid 4-oxopentanoic acid that is used in the preparation of certain polymers.
What part of speech is laevulinic acid?
Laevulinic acid is a noun.

Words near laevulinic acid in the dictionary

  1. laevoversion
  2. laevoversions
  3. laevulin
  4. laevulinate
  5. laevulinates
  6. laevulinic acid
  7. laevulins
  8. laevulose
  9. laevuloses
  10. Lafaille
  11. lafanga

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