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phenylacetic

phenylacetic adjective: of or pertaining to phenylacetic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

phenylacetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to phenylacetic acid or its derivatives

Origin of phenylacetic

From phenyl + acetic.

Words formed from phenylacetic

Phrases with phenylacetic

Questions about phenylacetic

What does phenylacetic mean?
Phenylacetic means of or pertaining to phenylacetic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is phenylacetic?
Phenylacetic is an adjective.

Words near phenylacetic in the dictionary

  1. phenylacetaldehydes
  2. phenylacetamide
  3. phenylacetamides
  4. phenylacetate
  5. phenylacetates
  6. phenylacetic
  7. phenylacetic acid
  8. phenylacetone
  9. phenylacetones
  10. phenylacetyl
  11. phenylacetylene

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