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hydrocyanic acid
(Encyclopedia)hydrocyanic acid hīˌdrōsīănˈĭk [key]: see hydrogen cyanide. ...isobutyric acid
(Encyclopedia)isobutyric acid īˌsəbyo͞otērˈĭk [key]: see butyric acid. ...digallic acid
(Encyclopedia)digallic acid: see gallic acid.citric acid
(Encyclopedia)citric acid or 2-hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, HO2CCH2C(OH)(CO2H)CH2CO2H, an organic carboxylic acid containing three carboxyl groups; it is a solid at room temperature, melts at 153℃, an...chloric acid
(Encyclopedia)chloric acid: see chlorate.ethanedioic acid
(Encyclopedia)ethanedioic acid ĕthˌāndīōˈĭk [key], IUPAC name for oxalic acid. ...fatty acid
(Encyclopedia)fatty acid, any of the organic carboxylic acids present in fats and oils as esters of glycerol. Molecular weights of fatty acids vary over a wide range. The carbon skeleton of any fatty acid is unbran...sialic acid
(Encyclopedia)sialic acid: see glycoprotein.picric acid
(Encyclopedia)picric acid trīˌnīˌtrōfēˈnōl [key], C6H2(NO2)3OH, a toxic yellow crystalline solid that melts at 122℃ and is soluble in most organic solvents. Picric acid is a derivative of phenol. It react...phosphatidic acid
(Encyclopedia)phosphatidic acid: see phospholipid. ...Browse by Subject
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