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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. ...

phosphoric acid

(Encyclopedia)phosphoric acid, any one of three chemical compounds made up of phosphorus, oxygen, and hydrogen (see acids and bases). The most common, orthophosphoric acid, H3PO4, is usually simply called phosphori...

salicylic acid

(Encyclopedia)salicylic acid or 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6H4(OH)CO2H, a colorless, crystalline organic carboxylic acid that melts at 159℃; it is soluble in ethanol and ether but is only slightly soluble in water. ...

racemic acid

(Encyclopedia)racemic acid rāsēˈmĭk [key]: see tartaric acid. ...

prussic acid

(Encyclopedia)prussic acid: see hydrogen cyanide. ...

pteroylglutamic acid

(Encyclopedia)pteroylglutamic acid tĕrōˌĭlglo͞otămˈĭk [key]: see vitamin. ...

pyroligneous acid

(Encyclopedia)pyroligneous acid pīˌrəlĭgˈnēəs [key], a dark liquid that is essentially a mixture of acetic acid and methanol (wood alcohol) and is obtained in the destructive distillation of wood. It once se...

nicotinic acid

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