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gallic acid

(Encyclopedia)gallic acid or 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid trīˌhīdrŏkˈsēbĕnzōˈĭk [key], C6H2(OH)3CO2H, colorless crystalline organic acid found in gallnuts, sumach, tea leaves, oak bark, and many other pla...

gallotannic acid

(Encyclopedia)gallotannic acid gălˌōtănˈĭk [key]: see tannin. ...

folic acid

(Encyclopedia)folic acid: see coenzyme; vitamin. ...

acetylsalicylic acid

(Encyclopedia)acetylsalicylic acid əsētˌəlsălˌĭsĭlˈĭk [key], acetate ester of salicylic acid. See aspirin. ...

methanoic acid

(Encyclopedia)methanoic acid, IUPAC name for formic acid. ...

muriatic acid

(Encyclopedia)muriatic acid: see hydrogen chloride. ...

nucleic acid

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Replication of strands of DNA CE5 nucleic acid, any of a group of organic substances found in the chromosomes of living cells and viruses that play a central role in the storage and replica...

acid anhydride

(Encyclopedia)acid anhydride ănhīˈdrīd, –drəd [key], chemical compound that reacts with water to form an acid (see acids and bases). Anhydrides of inorganic acids are usually oxides of nonmetallic elements. ...