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lipoic acid

lipoic acid noun: the carboxylic acid 5-[(3R)-dithiolan-3-yl]pentanoic acid, one enantiomer of which is an essential cofactor for many enzyme complexes.

Noun

lipoic acid (uncountable)

  1. The carboxylic acid 5-[(3R)-dithiolan-3-yl]pentanoic acid, one enantiomer of which is an essential cofactor for many enzyme complexes.

lipoic acid meaning in Tamil

lipoic acid in Tamil

லிப்போயிக் அமிலம்

Words formed from lipoic acid

Questions about lipoic acid

What does lipoic acid mean?
Lipoic acid means the carboxylic acid 5-[(3R)-dithiolan-3-yl]pentanoic acid, one enantiomer of which is an essential cofactor for many enzyme complexes.
What is lipoic acid in Tamil?
Lipoic acid in Tamil is லிப்போயிக் அமிலம். See Lipoic acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lipoic acid?
Lipoic acid is a noun.

Words near lipoic acid in the dictionary

  1. lipohyperplasia
  2. lipohyperplasias
  3. lipohypertrophies
  4. lipohypertrophy
  5. lipoic
  6. lipoic acid
  7. lipoid
  8. lipoidal
  9. lipoidemia
  10. lipoidic
  11. lipoidosis

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