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phytic acid

phytic acid noun: the compound inositol hexaphosphoric acid' present in cereals etc as alkali and alkaline earth salts; it is a source of phosphorus for ruminants but is indigestible for carnivores.

Noun

phytic acid (uncountable)

  1. The compound inositol hexaphosphoric acid' present in cereals etc as alkali and alkaline earth salts; it is a source of phosphorus for ruminants but is indigestible for carnivores

phytic acid meaning in Tamil

phytic acid in Tamil

பைட்டிக் அமிலம்

Questions about phytic acid

What does phytic acid mean?
Phytic acid means the compound inositol hexaphosphoric acid' present in cereals etc as alkali and alkaline earth salts; it is a source of phosphorus for ruminants but is indigestible for carnivores.
What is phytic acid in Tamil?
Phytic acid in Tamil is பைட்டிக் அமிலம். See Phytic acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phytic acid?
Phytic acid is a noun.

Words near phytic acid in the dictionary

  1. phytaspases
  2. phytate
  3. phytates
  4. phytelephantoid
  5. phytic
  6. phytic acid
  7. phytivorous
  8. phyto
  9. phyto-
  10. phyto-estrogenic
  11. phytoabsorption

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