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hydrobromic acid

(Encyclopedia)hydrobromic acid hīˌdrəbrōˈmĭk [key]: see bromide. ...

hydrochloric acid

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

hydrocyanic acid

(Encyclopedia)hydrocyanic acid hīˌdrōsīănˈĭk [key]: see hydrogen cyanide. ...

(Encyclopedia)CE5 General formula of an amino acid CE5 Peptide bond between two molecules of the amino acid alanine amino acid əmēˈnō [key], any one of a class of simple organic compounds containin...

glutamic acid

(Encyclopedia)CE5 glutamic acid glo͞otămˈĭk [key], organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer occurs in mammalian proteins. Like aspartic acid, glu...

formic acid

(Encyclopedia)formic acid or methanoic acid mĕthˌənōˈĭk [key], HCO2H, a colorless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odor; it boils at 100.7℃ and solidifies at 8.4℃. It has the lowest molecular weight and is ...

fumaric acid

(Encyclopedia)fumaric acid fyo͞omărˈĭk [key] or trans-butenedioic acid, HO2CCH=CHCO2H, unsaturated dicarboxylic acid that melts at 287℃. Maleic acid, or cis-butenedioic acid, is a geometric isomer of fumaric ...

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...