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phenylbutanoic acid

phenylbutanoic acid noun: any of several phenyl derivatives of butanoic acid, but especially 4-phenylbutanoic acid, many of whose derivatives have biochemical activity.

Noun

phenylbutanoic acid (plural phenylbutanoic acids)

  1. Any of several phenyl derivatives of butanoic acid, but especially 4-phenylbutanoic acid, many of whose derivatives have biochemical activity

Forms of phenylbutanoic acid

pluralphenylbutanoic acids

Origin of phenylbutanoic acid

From phenyl + butanoic acid.

Questions about phenylbutanoic acid

What does phenylbutanoic acid mean?
Phenylbutanoic acid means any of several phenyl derivatives of butanoic acid, but especially 4-phenylbutanoic acid, many of whose derivatives have biochemical activity.
What part of speech is phenylbutanoic acid?
Phenylbutanoic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylbutanoic acid?
The plural of phenylbutanoic acid is phenylbutanoic acids.

Words near phenylbutanoic acid in the dictionary

  1. phenylboronic
  2. phenylboronic acid
  3. phenylboronic acids
  4. phenylbromide
  5. phenylbutanoic
  6. phenylbutanoic acid
  7. phenylbutanoic acids
  8. phenylbutazone
  9. phenylbutazones
  10. phenylbutyrate
  11. phenylbutyrates

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