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phenylacetic acid

phenylacetic acid noun: the carboxylic acid C₆H₅-CH₂-COOH that is a plant auxin.

Noun

phenylacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. The carboxylic acid C₆H₅-CH₂-COOH that is a plant auxin

Questions about phenylacetic acid

What does phenylacetic acid mean?
Phenylacetic acid means the carboxylic acid C₆H₅-CH₂-COOH that is a plant auxin.
What part of speech is phenylacetic acid?
Phenylacetic acid is a noun.

Words near phenylacetic acid in the dictionary

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

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