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protocatechuic

protocatechuic adjective: related to protocatechuic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde or their derivatives.

Adjective

protocatechuic (not comparable)

  1. Related to protocatechuic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde or their derivatives.

Origin of protocatechuic

From proto- + catechuic.

Phrases with protocatechuic

Questions about protocatechuic

What does protocatechuic mean?
Protocatechuic means related to protocatechuic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde or their derivatives.
What part of speech is protocatechuic?
Protocatechuic is an adjective.

Words near protocatechuic in the dictionary

  1. protocatechol
  2. protocatechualdehyde
  3. protocatechualdehydes
  4. protocatechuate
  5. protocatechuates
  6. protocatechuic
  7. protocatechuic acid
  8. protocause
  9. protocell
  10. protocells
  11. protocellular

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