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mucous acid

mucous acid noun: an acid obtained, by the use of nitric acid, from gum arabic and other mucilaginous substances.

Noun

mucous acid (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) An acid obtained, by the use of nitric acid, from gum arabic and other mucilaginous substances.
    Synonyms:
    saccholactic acid

Synonyms of mucous acid

  • saccholactic acid

Questions about mucous acid

What does mucous acid mean?
Mucous acid means an acid obtained, by the use of nitric acid, from gum arabic and other mucilaginous substances.
What part of speech is mucous acid?
Mucous acid is a noun.

Words near mucous acid in the dictionary

  1. mucotomies
  2. mucotomy
  3. mucotoxic
  4. mucotropic
  5. mucous
  6. mucous acid
  7. mucous membrane
  8. mucous membranes
  9. mucous tunic
  10. mucous tunics
  11. mucousal

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