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protocatechuic acid

protocatechuic acid noun: the phenolic carboxylic acid 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid that is a major metabolite of polyphenols.

Noun

protocatechuic acid (uncountable)

  1. The phenolic carboxylic acid 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid that is a major metabolite of polyphenols.

Questions about protocatechuic acid

What does protocatechuic acid mean?
Protocatechuic acid means the phenolic carboxylic acid 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid that is a major metabolite of polyphenols.
What part of speech is protocatechuic acid?
Protocatechuic acid is a noun.

Words near protocatechuic acid in the dictionary

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

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