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rheic acid

rheic acid noun: an acid found in rhubarb; rhein.

Noun

rheic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An acid found in rhubarb; rhein.

Synonyms of rheic acid

Origin of rheic acid

From Latin rheum (“rhubarb”) + -ic.

Questions about rheic acid

What does rheic acid mean?
Rheic acid means an acid found in rhubarb; rhein.
What part of speech is rheic acid?
Rheic acid is a noun.

Words near rheic acid in the dictionary

  1. rhegmas
  2. rhegmatogeneous
  3. rhegmatogenous
  4. rhegmatogenously
  5. Rheic
  6. rheic acid
  7. rheid
  8. Rheidol
  9. rheids
  10. Rheims
  11. rhein

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