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rhoeadic acid

rhoeadic acid noun: an acid derived from the poppy Papaver rhoeas.

Noun

rhoeadic acid (uncountable)

  1. An acid derived from the poppy Papaver rhoeas.

Origin of rhoeadic acid

From Ancient Greek ῥοιάς (rhoiás, “poppy”) + -ic.

Questions about rhoeadic acid

What does rhoeadic acid mean?
Rhoeadic acid means an acid derived from the poppy Papaver rhoeas.
What part of speech is rhoeadic acid?
Rhoeadic acid is a noun.

Words near rhoeadic acid in the dictionary

  1. rhodoxanthin
  2. rhodplumsite
  3. rhodplumsites
  4. rhody
  5. Rhodys
  6. rhoeadic acid
  7. rhoeadin
  8. rhoeadine
  9. rhoeadines
  10. rhoeadins
  11. Rhoecus

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