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lepidotic acid

lepidotic acid noun: a yellow pigment obtained from the scales of diurnal Lepidoptera, and from which lepidoporphyrin may be obtained.

Noun

lepidotic acid (uncountable)

  1. A yellow pigment obtained from the scales of diurnal Lepidoptera, and from which lepidoporphyrin may be obtained.

Questions about lepidotic acid

What does lepidotic acid mean?
Lepidotic acid means a yellow pigment obtained from the scales of diurnal Lepidoptera, and from which lepidoporphyrin may be obtained.
What part of speech is lepidotic acid?
Lepidotic acid is a noun.

Words near lepidotic acid in the dictionary

  1. lepidote
  2. lepidotely
  3. lepidotes
  4. lepidoteuthid
  5. lepidoteuthids
  6. lepidotic acid
  7. lepidotrich
  8. lepidotrichia
  9. lepidotrichial
  10. lepidotrichium
  11. lepidotrichs

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