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methanoic acid

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

butanoic acid

(Encyclopedia)butanoic acid, IUPAC name for butyric 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...

gallotannic acid

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

hydrobromic acid

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

pteroylglutamic acid

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

hydrocyanic acid

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

pantothenic acid

(Encyclopedia)pantothenic acid pănˈtəthĕnˈĭk [key]: see coenzyme; vitamin. ...

acid rain

(Encyclopedia)acid rain or acid deposition, form of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, or hail) containing high levels of sulfuric or nitric acids (pH below 5.5–5.6). Produced when sulfur dioxide and various nitro...

aspartic acid

(Encyclopedia)CE5 aspartic acid əspärˈtĭk [key], organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer participates in the biosynthesis of proteins. Its acidi...