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mycolic acid

mycolic acid noun: any of various long fatty acids found in the cell walls of Mycolata.

Noun

mycolic acid (plural mycolic acids)

  1. Any of various long fatty acids found in the cell walls of Mycolata

Forms of mycolic acid

pluralmycolic acids

Words formed from mycolic acid

Questions about mycolic acid

What does mycolic acid mean?
Mycolic acid means any of various long fatty acids found in the cell walls of Mycolata.
What part of speech is mycolic acid?
Mycolic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of mycolic acid?
The plural of mycolic acid is mycolic acids.

Words near mycolic acid in the dictionary

  1. mycolactone
  2. mycolactones
  3. mycolate
  4. mycolates
  5. mycolic
  6. mycolic acid
  7. mycolic acids
  8. mycolipanoic acid
  9. mycolipanolic
  10. mycolipanolic acid
  11. mycolipenate

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