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ophelic acid

ophelic acid noun: a substance obtained from chiratin by the action of acids.

Noun

ophelic acid (uncountable)

  1. A substance obtained from chiratin by the action of acids.

Origin of ophelic acid

From the former species designation Ophelia chirata.

Questions about ophelic acid

What does ophelic acid mean?
Ophelic acid means a substance obtained from chiratin by the action of acids.
What part of speech is ophelic acid?
Ophelic acid is a noun.

Words near ophelic acid in the dictionary

  1. Opheims
  2. Ophelia
  3. Ophelian
  4. Opheliana
  5. ophelic
  6. ophelic acid
  7. opheliid
  8. opheliids
  9. ophelimity
  10. ophiacanthid
  11. ophiacanthids

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