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meconinic acid

meconinic acid noun: an acid which occurs in opium and may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine.

Noun

meconinic acid (uncountable)

  1. An acid which occurs in opium and may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine.

Questions about meconinic acid

What does meconinic acid mean?
Meconinic acid means an acid which occurs in opium and may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine.
What part of speech is meconinic acid?
Meconinic acid is a noun.

Words near meconinic acid in the dictionary

  1. meconidia
  2. meconidine
  3. meconidium
  4. meconin
  5. meconine
  6. meconinic acid
  7. meconium
  8. meconium ileus
  9. meconiums
  10. meconophagism
  11. meconophagist

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