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para-aminobenzoic acid

(Encyclopedia)para-aminobenzoic acid pârˈə-əmēˈnōbĕnzōĭk [key]: see vitamin. ...

lysergic acid diethylamide

(Encyclopedia)lysergic acid diethylamide: see LSD.

trans-butenedioic acid

(Encyclopedia)trans-butenedioic acid, IUPAC name for fumaric acid. ...

tricarboxylic acid cycle

(Encyclopedia)tricarboxylic acid cycle: see Krebs cycle. ...

propanoic acid, 2-methyl-

(Encyclopedia)propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, IUPAC name for isobutyric acid (see butyric acid). ...

propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-

(Encyclopedia)propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-, IUPAC name for citric acid. ...

food preservation

(Encyclopedia)food preservation, methods of preparing food so that it can be stored for future use. Because most foods remain edible for only a brief period of time, people since the earliest ages have experimented...

Krebs cycle

(Encyclopedia)Krebs cycle, series of chemical reactions carried out in the living cell; in most higher animals, including humans, it is essential for the oxidative metabolism of glucose and other simple sugars. The...

hydrogen chloride

(Encyclopedia)hydrogen chloride, chemical compound, HCl, a colorless, poisonous gas with an unpleasant, acrid odor. It is very soluble in water and readily soluble in alcohol and ether. It fumes in moist air. It is...

neutralization

(Encyclopedia)neutralization, chemical reaction, according to the Arrhenius theory of acids and bases, in which a water solution of acid is mixed with a water solution of base to form a salt and water; this reactio...