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scammonic acid

scammonic acid noun: jalapic acid.

Noun

scammonic acid (plural scammonic acids)

  1. jalapic acid

Forms of scammonic acid

pluralscammonic acids

Origin of scammonic acid

From scammony + -ic + acid.

Questions about scammonic acid

What does scammonic acid mean?
Scammonic acid means jalapic acid.
What part of speech is scammonic acid?
Scammonic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of scammonic acid?
The plural of scammonic acid is scammonic acids.

Words near scammonic acid in the dictionary

  1. scammiest
  2. scamminess
  3. scamming
  4. scammish
  5. scammoniate
  6. scammonic acid
  7. scammonic acids
  8. scammonies
  9. scammonin
  10. scammony
  11. scammy

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