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• noun a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes
  2-hydroxybenzoic acid.
  

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• noun an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics
  2-methylpropenoic acid.
  

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• noun a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
  acetic acid.
  

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• noun unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)
  

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• a name formerly given to vinegar which contains acetic acid .

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• noun the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
  Empirin; St. Joseph; Bayer; aspirin.
  

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• noun organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
  acyl anhydrides.
  

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• noun dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion
  

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• noun organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
  acyl halide.
  

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• noun someone who takes LSD
  

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• noun a hydrogen atom in an acid that forms a positive ion when the acid dissociates
  acidic hydrogen.
  

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• noun rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
  acid precipitation.
  

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• noun rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
  acid precipitation.
  

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• noun a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience
  psychedelic rock.
  

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• noun a rigorous or crucial appraisal
  

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• noun (chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it
  
  • as the glycerides in fat slowly decompose the acid value increases

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• noun (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body
  acid-base balance.
  
  • with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline

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• noun (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body
  acid-base balance.
  
  • with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline

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• noun an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions
  

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• adjective satellite not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)
  

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• adjective satellite yielding an acid in aqueous solution
  

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• adjective thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7)
  

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• adjective satellite having a sour acidic taste
  sour-tasting.
  

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• verb wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look
  
  • acid-wash blue jeans

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• noun an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
  acrylic acid.
  

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• a metameric variety which turns the plane of polarization to the right, although formed by the oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol.

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• noun a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
  AMP; adenosine monophosphate.
  

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• noun a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
  adipic acid.
  

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• noun a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier
  algin.
  

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• . (Chem.) See Allantoin.

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• noun a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition
  

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• (Chem.), one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides.

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• an acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group. The amido acids are both basic and acid.

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• carbamic acid.

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• noun organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
  amino acid.
  
  • proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids

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• noun organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
  amino acid.
  
  • proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids

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• noun a derivative of benzoic acid
  

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• . (Chem.) R. See Allantoin.

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• an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants.

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• noun an acid formed from arsenic pentoxide
  

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• noun a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy
  vitamin C; C.
  

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• noun a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane
  

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• carbonic acid. Obs. Ure.

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• noun a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs
  malonylurea.
  

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Bar`bi*tu"ric ac"id

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1. (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, , derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea.

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• noun dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries
  battery acid.
  

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• noun street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
  Elvis; Zen; dose; back breaker; window pane; pane; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; acid; loony toons; dot; superman.
  

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• noun a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins
  

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• or flowers of benzoin, a peculiar vegetable acid, C6H5.CO2H, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous.

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• noun beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism
  

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• noun any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile
  

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• an acid obtained from the Boletus fomentarius, variety pseudo-igniarius. Same as Fumaric acid.

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• noun any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
  boracic acid.
  

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• noun a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
  boric acid.
  
• noun any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
  boracic acid.
  

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• a white crystalline substance B(OH)3, easily obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the hot lagoons of Tuscany.

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• noun an unstable acid used as an oxidizing agent
  

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• noun an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
  butanoic acid.
  

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• noun an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter
  butanoic acid.
  

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• C3H7.CO2H, an acid found in butter; an oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and an acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste, like that of ether. There are two metameric butyric acids, called in distinction the normal- and iso-butyric acid. The normal butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter.

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• a white, crystalline, deliquescent substance, (CH3)2AsO.OH, obtained by the oxidation of cacodyl, and having the properties of an exceedingly stable acid; also called alkargen.

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• an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a yellow crystalline substance, C9H8O4.

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• a variety of tannin obtained from coffee berries, regarded as a glucoside.

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• a white crystallizable substance, C10H16O4, obtained from the oxidation of camphor.

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• noun a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats
  capric acid.
  

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• are fatty acids occurring in small quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with glycerin; they are colorless oils, or white crystalline solids, of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat.

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• noun a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
  caproic acid.
  

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• noun a fatty acid having a rancid taste; found in butter and other fats and oils
  

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• noun an acid that is known only by virtue of its salts (as ammonium carbamate) or its esters (as urethane)
  

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• (Chem.), an amido acid, NH2.CO2H, not existing in the free state, but occurring as a salt of ammonium in commercial ammonium carbonate; called also amido formic acid.

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• (Chem.), picric acid. See under Picric.

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• noun a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
  oxybenzene; hydroxybenzene; phenol; carbolic acid.
  

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• noun a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water
  

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• (Chem.), an acid H2CO3, not existing separately, which, combined with positive or basic atoms or radicals, forms carbonates. On common language the term is very generally applied to a compound of carbon and oxygen, CO2, more correctly called carbon dioxide. It is a colorless, heavy, irrespirable gas, extinguishing flame, and when breathed destroys life. It can be reduced to a liquid and solid form by intense pressure. It is produced in the fermentation of liquors, and by the combustion and decomposition of organic substances, or other substances containing carbon. It is formed in the explosion of fire damp in mines, and is hance called after damp; it is also know as choke damp, and mephilic air. Water will absorb its own volume of it, and more than this under pressure, and in this state becomes the common soda water of the shops, and the carbonated water of natural springs. Combined with lime it constitutes limestone, or common marble and chalk. Plants imbibe it for their nutrition and growth, the carbon being retained and the oxygen given out.

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• noun a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
  CO2; carbon dioxide.
  

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• noun an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
  

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• . Same as Carmine, 3.

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• (Physiol. Chem.), a name formerly sometimes given to cerebrin.

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• noun a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)
  cerotic acid.
  

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• . See Cetrarin.

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• a weak acid extracted fron the celandine (Chelidonium majus), as a white crystalline substance.

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• noun (HClO3) a strong unstable acid with an acrid odor found in chlorate salts
  

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• noun an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
  chlorohydric acid.
  

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• noun (HClO2) a strongly oxidizing acid; known only in solution
  

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• noun an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile
  

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• (Chem.), a complex organic acid found as a natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance, convertible under the influence of ether into white crystals.

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• noun an unstable acid known only in solution and as chromate salts
  

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• an acid, H2CrO4, analogous to sulphuric acid, not readily obtained in the free state, but forming well known salts, many of which are colored pigments, as chrome yellow, chrome red, etc.

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• a bluish gray powder, CrO.OH, of weak acid properties and regard as an acid.

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• (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance extracted from rhubarb, yellow dock, sienna, chrysarobin, etc., and shown to be a derivative of an anthracene. It is used in the treatment of skin diseases; called also rhein, rheic acid, rhubarbarin, etc.

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• (Chem.), a white, crystalline, odorless substance. C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H, formerly obtained from storax and oil of cinnamon, now made from certain benzene derivatives in large quantities, and used for the artificial production of indigo.

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• (Chem.), a white, crystalline, deliquescent substance, C3H4(CO2H)2, obtained by distillation of citric acid. It is a compound of the ethylene series.

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• noun a weak water-soluble acid found in many fruits (especially citrus fruits); used as a flavoring agent
  

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• (Chem.), an organic acid, C3H4OH.(CO2H)3, extracted from lemons, currants, gooseberies, etc., as a white crystalline substance, having a pleasant sour taste.

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• noun in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
  citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle; Krebs citric acid cycle.
  

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• (Chem.), a weak acid derived from columbic or niobic oxide, Nb2O5; called also niobic acid.
• (Chem.), an organic acid extracted from the columbo root as a bitter, yellow, amorphous substance.

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• (Chem.), one of a series of aromatic acids, related to cinnamic acid, the most important of which is a white crystalline substance, HO.C6H4.C2H2.CO2H, obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, etc., and also produced artifically.

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• noun an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction
  creatine phosphate; phosphocreatine.
  

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• . (Chem.) See Cresol.

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• an old name for carbonic acid.

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• (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance, C5O3(OH)2, obtained from potassium carboxide, rhodizonic acid, and various phenol and quinone derivatives of benzene, and forming yellow or orange colored salts.

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• (Chem.), a white crystalline organic acid, C3H5.CO2H, of the ethylene, or acrylic acid series. It was so named because formerly supposed to exist in croton oil. Also, any acid metameric with crotonic acid proper.

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• (Chem.), white crystalline substance, C3H7.C6H4.CO2H, obtained from oil of caraway.

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• noun a colorless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyzes readily to ammonia and carbon dioxide
  

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• (Chem.), an acid, HOCN, derived from cyanogen, well known in its salts, but never isolated in the free state.

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• noun a trimer of cyanic acid
  

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Cyanuric acid

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1. (Chem.), an organic acid, C3O3N3H3, first obtained by heating uric acid or urea, and called pyrouric acid; afterwards obtained from isocyanic acid. It is a white crystalline substance, odorless and almost tasteless; -- called also tricarbimide.

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• noun a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins
  decanedioic acid.
  

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• noun a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats
  capric acid.
  

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• . (Chem.) See Valeric acid, under Valeric. Obs.

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• noun (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
  deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA.
  
  • DNA is the king of molecules

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• noun (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
  deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA.
  
  • DNA is the king of molecules

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• a sirupy substance obtained by the partial oxidation of various carbohydrates, as dextrose, etc.

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• noun an acid containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule
  

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• noun the hypothetical acid (H2Cr2O7) from which dichromates are derived; known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts
  

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• noun a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
  veronal; diethylmalonylurea; barbitone; barbital.
  

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• a thick oily liquid, H2S2O7, called also Nordhausen acid (from Nordhausen in the Harts, where it was originally manufactured), fuming sulphuric acid, and especially pyrosulphuric acid. See under Pyrosulphuric.

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• (Chem.), an unstable substance, H2S2O6, known only in its solutions, and in certain well-defined salts.

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• noun an omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)
  

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• noun a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
  dodecanoic acid.
  

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• noun a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae
  

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• noun an omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)
  

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• noun a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid
  elaeostearic acid.
  

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• noun a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods
  

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• (Chem.), a fatty acid isomeric with oleic acid, and obtained from it by the action of nitrous acid.

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• noun dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries
  battery acid.
  

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• noun a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid
  elaeostearic acid.
  

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• (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, C14H8O9, found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the oxidation of gallic acid.

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• noun an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
  

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• noun diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema
  Edecrin.
  

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• noun a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis
  ethanedioic acid.
  

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• noun a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
  acetic acid.
  

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• (Chem.), a liquid derivative of ethylsulphuric and sulphuric (thionic) acids, obtained by the action of sulphur trioxide on absolute alcohol.

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• noun a complex molecule used medically to chelate metal ions in cases of lead or heavy metal poisoning
  EDTA.
  

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• (Chem.), an acid sulphate of ethyl, H.C2H5.SO4, produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphiric acid on alcohol. It appears to be the active catalytic agent in the process of etherification.

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• (Chem.), an organic, imide acid, obtained as a colorless crystalline substance, C12H4N2O8 by heating an ammonium salt of mellitic acid. By reduction it is changed to a dark blue substance (euchrone), hence its name.

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• (Chem.), a complex derivative of hydroquinone and sulphonic (thionic) acid. so called because it contains sulphur, and forms brilliantly colored (yellow) salts.

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• (Chem.), a yellow, crystalline, organic acid, extracted from euxanthin.

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• . (Chem.) See Sebacic acid, under Sebacic.

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• noun any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms
  

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• (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; so called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic acids, occur in the natural fats, and are themselves fatlike substances.

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• (Chem.), an acid, H2FeO4, which is not known in the free state, but forms definite salts, analogous to the chromates and sulphates.

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• noun a brown unstable acid formed from ferricyanide
  

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• (Chem.), a brown crystalline substance, H6(CN)12Fe2, obtained from potassium ferricyanide, and regarded as the type of the ferricyanides; called also hydro-ferricyanic acid, hydrogen ferricyanide, etc.

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• noun a white unstable acid formed from ferrocyanide salts
  

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• (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, H4(CN)6Fe, of strong acid properties, obtained from potassium ferrocyanide, and regarded as the type of the ferrocyanides; called also hydro-ferrocyanic acid, hydrogen ferrocyanide. etc.

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• (Chem.), a double fluoride, consisting essentially of a solution of boron fluoride, in hydrofluoric acid. It has strong acid properties, and is the type of the borofluorides. Called also borofluoric acid.

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• noun an acid of fluorine and boron
  

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• noun an unstable poisonous corrosive acid known primarily in the form of its salts
  fluosilicic acid.
  

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• a double fluoride of hydrogen and silicon, H2F6Si, obtained in solution in water as a sour fuming liquid, and regarded as the type of the fluosilicates; called also silicofluoric acid, and hydrofluosilicic acid.

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• noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
  vitamin M; vitamin Bc; folate; folic acid; folacin; pteroylglutamic acid.
  

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• noun a colorless pungent fuming vesicatory liquid acid HCOOH found naturally in ants and many plants or made catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam; used in finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of insecticides and fumigants
  

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• a colorless, mobile liquid, HCO.OH, of a sharp, acid taste, occurring naturally in ants, nettles, pine needles, etc., and produced artifically in many ways, as by the oxidation of methyl alcohol, by the reduction of carbonic acid or the destructive distillation of oxalic acid. It is the first member of the fatty acids in the paraffin series, and is homologous with acetic acid.

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• (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance, resembling alizarin, and obtained by the decomposition of frangulin.

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• noun (CNOH) an unstable acid occurring mainly in the form of explosive salts and esters that is isomeric with cyanic acid
  

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• (Chem.), a complex acid, H2C2N2O2, isomeric with cyanic and cyanuric acids, and not known in the free state, but forming a large class of highly explosive salts, the fulminates. Of these, mercuric fulminate, the most common, is used, mixed with niter, to fill percussion caps, charge cartridges, etc. Fulminic acid is made by the action of nitric acid on alcohol.

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• (Chem.), a white, crystalline, explosive subatance, H3C3N3O3, forming well known salts, and obtained from the fulnunates. It is isomeric with cyanuric acid, and hence is also called isocyanuric acid.

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• noun a yellow to yellow-brown humic substance that is soluble in water under all pH conditions
  
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• noun a colorless crystalline acid with a fruity taste; used in making polyester resins
  

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• (Chem.), a widely occurring organic acid, exttracted from fumitory as a white crystallline substance, C2H2(CO2H)2, and produced artificially in many ways, as by the distillation of malic acid; boletic acid. It is found also in the lichen, Iceland moss, and hence was also called lichenic acid.

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• . (Chem.) Same as Disulphuric acid, uder Disulphuric.

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• . See Disulphuric acid, under Disulphuric.

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• noun a colorless crystalline acid obtained from tannin
  

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• (Chem.), an organic acid, very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, being found in the free state in galls, tea, etc., and produced artificially. It is a white, crystalline substance, C6H2(HO)3.CO2H, with an astringent taste, and is a strong reducing agent, as employed in photography. It is usually prepared from tannin, and both give a dark color with iron salts, forming tannate and gallate of iron, which are the essential ingredients of common black ink.

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• . See Tannic acid, under Tannic.

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• noun a crystalline acid used to make azo dyes
  

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• noun an amino acid that is found in the central nervous system; acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter
  GABA.
  

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• noun digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
  gastric juice.
  

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• . (Chem.) See Humin.

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• noun a crystalline acid associated with gibberellin
  

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• (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike form; as acetic or carbolic acid.

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• . (Chem.) (a) Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy semitransparent masses or sticks . (b) Pure normal phosphoric acid.

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• (Chem.), an organic acid, obtained as a colorless, sirupy liquid, by the oxidation of glucose; called also maltonic acid, and dextronic acid.

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• noun an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats
  glutamic acid.
  

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• a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from certain albuminoids, as gluten; called also amido-glutaric acid.

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• noun an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats
  glutamic acid.
  

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• an organic acid obtained as a white crystalline substance, isomeric with pyrotartaric acid; called also normal pyrotartaric acid.

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• noun a syrupy acid obtained by oxidation of glycerol or glyceraldehyde
  

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• (Chem.), an organic acid, obtained by the partial oxidation of glycerin, as a thick liquid. It is a hydroxyl derivative of propionic acid, and has both acid and alcoholic properties.

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• (Physiol. Chem.), a conjugate acid, composed of glycocoll and cholic acid, present in bile in the form of a sodium salt. The acid commonly forms a resinous mass, but can be crystallized in long, white needles.

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• noun a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes
  glycolic acid; glycollic acid.
  

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• (Chem.), an organic acid, found naturally in unripe grapes and in the leaves of the wild grape (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), and produced artificially in many ways, as by the oxidation of glycol, whence its name. It is a sirupy, or white crystalline, substance, HO.CH2.CO2H, has the properties both of an alcohol and an acid, and is a type of the hydroxy acids; called also hydroxyacetic acid.

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• noun a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes
  glycolic acid; glycollic acid.
  

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• (Chem.), an organic acid, so called because obtained by the oxidation of graphite; usually called mellitic acid.

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• noun a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
  heptadecanoic acid.
  

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• noun a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)
  cerotic acid.
  

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• noun a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products
  hexadecanoic acid.
  

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• noun a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
  adipic acid.
  

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• noun a fatty acid found in animal oils and fats or made synthetically; smells like goats
  caproic acid.
  

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• a white crystalline substance, containing nitrogen, present in the urine of herbivorous animals, and in small quantity in human urine. By the action of acids, it is decomposed into benzoic acid and glycocoll.

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• noun an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
  alkapton; alcapton.
  

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• noun a dark brown humic substance that is soluble in water only at pH values greater than 2
  
  • the half-life of humic acid is measured in centuries

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• noun a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance
  

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• noun a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling
  hydrogen azide; HN; azoimide.
  

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• noun (HI) a colorless or yellow aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide
  
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• (Chem.), a pungent, colorless gas, HI, usually prepared as a solution in water. It is strong reducing agent. Called also hydrogen iodine.

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• noun an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide that is a strong liquid acid
  

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• (Chem.), a colorless, pungent, corrosive gas, HBr, usually collected as a solution in water. It resembles hydrochloric acid, but is weaker and less stable. Called also hydrogen bromide.

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• noun an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
  chlorohydric acid.
  

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• (Chem.), hydrogen chloride; a colorless, corrosive gas, HCl, of pungent, suffocating odor. It is made in great quantities in the soda process, by the action of sulphuric acid on common salt. It has a great affinity for water, and the commercial article is a strong solution of the gas in water. It is a typical acid, and is an indispensable agent in commercial and general chemical work. Called also muriatic, ∧ chlorhydric, acid.

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• noun a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds
  hydrocyanic acid.
  

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• (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, HCN, having a characteristic peach-blossom odor. It is one of the most deadly poisons. It is made by the action of sulphuric acid on yellow prussiate of potassium (potassium ferrocyanide), and chemically resembles hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids. Called also prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, etc.

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• noun a weak poisonous liquid acid; formed by solution of hydrogen fluoride in water
  

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• (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile liquid, HF, very corrosive in its action, and having a strong, pungent, suffocating odor. It is produced by the action of sulphuric acid on fluorite, and is usually collected as a solution in water. It attacks all silicates, as glass or porcelain, is the agent employed in etching glass, and is preserved only in vessels of platinum, lead, caoutchouc, or gutta-percha.

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• noun an unstable poisonous corrosive acid known primarily in the form of its salts
  fluosilicic acid.
  

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• noun an acid formed by aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide
  

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• noun any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself
  

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• (Chem.), an organic acid, having (besides the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl radical) an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and thus having the qualities of an alcohol in addition to its acid properties; as, lactic and tartaric acids are hydroxy acids.

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• noun a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes
  glycolic acid; glycollic acid.
  

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• noun a crystalline derivative of benzoic acid
  

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• noun hydroxy derivative of butyric acid
  hydroxybutyric acid.
  

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• noun a weak unstable acid known only in solution and in its salts; used as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent
  

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• (Chem.), an acid derived from chlorine, not known in a pure state, but forming various salts, called hypochlorites.

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• (Chem.), an acid in the oil of the earthnut, in which it exists as a glyceride, and from which it is extracted as a white, crystalline substance.

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• noun an explosive white crystalline weak acid (H2N2O2)
  

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• (Chem.), an unstable nitrogen acid, NOH, whose salts are produced by reduction of the nitrates, although the acid itself is not isolated in the free state except as a solution in water; called also nitrosylic acid.

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• noun a crystalline tetrabasic acid (H4P2O6)
  

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• (Chem.), an acid, P2H4O6, produced by the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated only as a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation product of one molecule of phosphoric acid with one of phosphorous acid, by partial dehydration.

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• noun a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)
  hypophosphorous acid; orthophosphorous acid.
  

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• (Chem.) , an acid, H3PO2, whose salts are produced by the action of barium hygrate on phosphorus. It may be obtained from its water solution, by exaporation and freezing, as a white crystalline substance. It is a powerful reducing agent.

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• an acid, H2S2O6, obtained by the action of manganese dioxide on sulphur dioxide, and known only in a watery solution and in its salts; called also dithionic acid. See Dithionic.

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• . (a) Thiosulphuric acid. Obs. (b) An acid, H2SO2, obtained by the reduction of sulphurous acid. It is not obtained in the free state, but in an orange-yellow water solution, which is a strong reducing and bleaching agent. Called also hydrosulphurous acid.

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• (Physiol.), a hypothetical acid, supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum.

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• an organic acid, consisting of one or more acid radicals so united with the imido group that it contains replaceable acid hydrogen, and plays the part of an acid; as, uric acid, succinimide, etc., are imido acids.

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• noun a plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
  IAA.
  

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• noun a synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
  

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• noun a soluble crystalline acid; used as a reagent and disinfectant
  

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• a monobasic acid, consisting of iodine with three parts of oxygen and one of hydrogen.

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• noun an amino acid with iodine added
  

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• a hypothetical acid, analogous to chlorous acid.

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• noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
  Advil; Nuprin; Motrin; ibuprofen.
  
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• noun an acid known only in the form of its esters
  

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• an acid metameric with cyanic acid, and resembling it in its salts. It is obtained as a colorless, mobile, unstable liquid by the heating cyanuric acid. Called technically carbimide.

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• noun a crystalline carboxylic acid; occurs in some fermentations of sugars
  

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• noun a crystalline acid found in the exudations of some conifers
  

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• noun in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
  citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle; Krebs citric acid cycle.
  

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• noun a clear odorless hygroscopic syrupy carboxylic acid found in sour milk and in many fruits
  

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• (Physiol. Chem.), a sirupy, colorless fluid, soluble in water, with an intensely sour taste and strong acid reaction. There are at least three isomeric modifications all having the formula C3H6O3. Sarcolactic or paralactic acid occurs chiefly in dead muscle tissue, while ordinary lactic acid results from fermentation. The two acids are alike in having the same constitution (expressed by the name ethylidene lactic acid), but the latter is optically inactive, while sarcolactic acid rotates the plane of polarization to the right. The third acid, ethylene lactic acid, accompanies sarcolactic acid in the juice of flesh, and is optically inactive.

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• noun a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
  dodecanoic acid.
  

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• (Chem.), a white, crystalline substance, C12H24O2 or CH3(CH2)10COOH , resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from the fruit of the bay tree, and other sources. Also known as dodecanoic acid, laurostearic acid, dodecoic acid. It is obtained from various vegetable sources. Sodium salt of Lauric acid is used as a detergent.

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• noun a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts
  lead-acid accumulator.
  

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• noun a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts
  lead-acid accumulator.
  

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• . (a) An organic acid, C14H24O3 obtained from Iceland moss . (b) An old name of fumaric acid.

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• noun a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap
  linoleic acid.
  

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• noun a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid
  

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• noun a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap
  linoleic acid.
  

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• (Old Med. Chem.), uric acid. See Uric acid, under Uric.

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• noun a crystalline acid often used in medical research; obtained from ergotic alkaloids
  

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• noun a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
  LSD.
  

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• noun a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins
  

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• a hydroxy acid obtained as a substance which is sirupy or crystallized with difficulty, and has a strong but pleasant sour taste. It occurs in many fruits, as in green apples, currants, etc. It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the temperature and concentration. An artificial variety is a derivative of succinic acid, but has no action on polarized light, and thus malic acid is a remarkable case of physical isomerism.

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• noun a dibasic acid (H2MnO4) found only in solution and in manganate salts
  

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• an acid, H2MnO4, formed from manganese, analogous to sulphuric acid.

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• a hypothetical compound analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites.

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• (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannite, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.

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• noun a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
  heptadecanoic acid.
  

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• . (a) (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was formerly supposed to be an individual fatty acid, but is now known to be simply an intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids. (b) (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C17H34O2 of the fatty acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources.

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• (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. Obs.

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• noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps)
  Ponstel.
  

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• (Chem.), a white, crystalline, organic substance, C6(CO2H)6, occurring naturally in combination with aluminium in the mineral mellite, and produced artificially by the oxidation of coal, graphite, etc., and hence called also graphitic acid.

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• noun a glassy solid acid ([HPO3]n) often used as a dehydrating agent
  

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• (Chem.), a gelatinous substance, or white amorphous powder, analogous to carbonic acid, and forming many stable salts.

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• noun an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics
  2-methylpropenoic acid.
  

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• (Chem.), inorganic acids, as sulphuric, nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as distinguished from the organic acids.

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• noun an acid containing only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule
  

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• noun an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds
  

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1. (Chem.) An acid elevator, as a tube through which acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric acid manufactory.

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• noun a solid acid (C6H10O8) found in milk or sugar
  

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• noun a former name for hydrochloric acid
  

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• hydrochloric acid, HCl; formerly called also marine acid, and spirit of salt. See hydrochloric, and the Note under Muriate.

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• noun a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats
  myristic acid.
  

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• noun antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections
  NegGram.
  

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• noun a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
  niacin.
  

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• noun acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels
  aqua fortis.
  

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• a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a strong oxidizer.

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• noun a yellow fuming corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acid that dissolves metals (including gold)
  aqua regia.
  

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• a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for its solvent action on gold and platinum; called also nitromuriatic acid, and aqua regia.

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• noun an unstable inorganic acid known only in solution and as nitrite salts
  

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• (Chem.), a hypothetical acid of nitrogen HNO2, not known in the free state, but forming a well known series of salts, viz., the nitrites.

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• noun (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
  

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• noun a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats
  octadecanoic acid.
  

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• noun a dicarboxylic acid found in cork
  octanedioic acid.
  

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• an acid obtained from &oe;nanthic ether by the action of alkalies.

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• noun a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils
  

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• noun a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning
  omega-3.
  

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• noun a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning
  omega-6.
  

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• noun a white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
  boric acid.
  

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• noun an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
  orthophosphoric acid.
  

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• noun a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)
  hypophosphorous acid; orthophosphorous acid.
  

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• . (Chem.) (a) Osmic tetroxide . Obs. (b) Osmic acid proper, an acid analogous to sulphuric acid, not known in the free state, but forming a well-known and stable series of salts (osmates), which were formerly improperly called osmites.

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• (Chem.), an acid derived from osmium, analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming unstable salts. It is a brown amorphous substance.

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• noun an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates)
  oxalacetic acid.
  

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• noun a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis
  ethanedioic acid.
  

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• (Chem.), a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.

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• noun an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates)
  oxalacetic acid.
  

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• . See Oxyacid (below).

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• noun hydroxy derivative of butyric acid
  hydroxybutyric acid.
  

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• noun any acid that contains oxygen
  oxyacid.
  

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• chlorine, formerly so called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic acid. Obs.

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• noun a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products
  hexadecanoic acid.
  

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• noun a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods
  pantothen.
  

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• noun a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sun blockers
  PABA.
  

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• noun a complex acid that occurs in ripe fruit and some vegetables
  

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• noun a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs
  pentanoic acid.
  

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• noun a form of boric acid
  

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• noun a powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates
  

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• noun any acid of iodine that contains oxygen
  

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• noun an unstable purple acid (HMnO4) known only in solution or of permanganate salts
  

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• (Chem.), a phenol. Obsoles.

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• (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds which are at once derivatives of both phenol and some member of the fatty acid series; thus, salicylic acid is a phenol acid. s.a. is not a fatty acid, but a benzoic acid derivative. IT should say "carboxylic acid"

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• noun a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
  oxybenzene; hydroxybenzene; phenol; carbolic acid.
  

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• noun an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
  orthophosphoric acid.
  

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• (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, H3PO4, which is the most highly oxidized acid of phosphorus, and forms an important and extensive series of compounds, viz., the phosphates.

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• noun a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)
  hypophosphorous acid; orthophosphorous acid.
  

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• noun a colorless acid used to make dyes and perfumes
  

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• (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, C6H4.(CO2H)2, analogous to benzoic acid, and employed in the brilliant dyestuffs called the phthaleins.

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• noun a yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions
  

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• (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes.

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• noun a series of oxyacids of phosphorus
  

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• (Chem.), any one of a series of acids formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid, with elimination of water.

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• (Chem.), any one of several complex acids of tungsten containing more than one atom of tungsten.

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• noun an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil
  

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• noun a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid
  potassium hydrogen carbonate; potassium bicarbonate.
  

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• noun a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates
  propanoic acid.
  

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• noun an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
  acrylic acid.
  

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• noun a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates
  propanoic acid.
  

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• noun a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds
  hydrocyanic acid.
  

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• noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
  vitamin M; vitamin Bc; folate; folic acid; folacin; pteroylglutamic acid.
  

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• noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
  vitamin M; vitamin Bc; folate; folic acid; folacin; pteroylglutamic acid.
  

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• noun a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer
  pyrogallol.
  

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• noun a red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars
  wood vinegar.
  

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• noun a solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid
  

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• noun a colorless acid formed as an important intermediate in metabolism or fermentation
  

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• noun the optically inactive form of tartaric acid that is often found in grape juice
  

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• noun genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms
  recombinant DNA.
  

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• (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic (insoluble) salts.

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• noun (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
  RNA.
  
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• noun an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap
  

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• noun a white dicarboxylic acid formed from oxidation of sugar or starch
  

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• noun a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes
  2-hydroxybenzoic acid.
  

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Sal"so-ac`id adjective

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1. Having a taste compounded of saltness and acidity; both salt and acid. R.

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• (Chem.), hydrochloric acid.

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• (Chem.), nitric acid; sometimes so called because made from saltpeter.

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• noun a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
  

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• noun a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins
  decanedioic acid.
  

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• noun a strong acid (H2SeO4) analogous to sulfuric acid
  

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• noun a jellylike substance (hydrated silica)
  

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• (Chem.), an amorphous gelatinous substance, Si(HO)4, very unstable and easily dried to silica, but forming many stable salts; called also orthosilicic, ∨ normal silicic, acid.

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• (Chem.), a compound of hydrofluoric acid and silicon fluoride, known only in watery solution. It is produced by the action of silicon fluoride on water, and is regarded as an acid, H2SiF6, and the type and origin of the silicofluorides.

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• (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid combined in acid salts, or in neutral or basic salts, which are respectively soluble and insoluble in water or in plant juices.

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• noun a white crystalline carboxylic acid used as a preservative
  

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• . (a) A hypothetical substance, Sn(OH)4, analogous to silic acid, and called also normal stannic acid. (b) Metastannic acid.

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• noun a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats
  octadecanoic acid.
  

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• (Chem.), a monobasic fatty acid, obtained in the form of white crystalline scales, soluble in alcohol and ether. It melts to an oily liquid at 69°C.

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• noun a dicarboxylic acid found in cork
  octanedioic acid.
  

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• noun a dicarboxylic acid (C4H6O4) active in metabolic processes
  

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• noun a crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye
  sulfanilic acid.
  

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• noun an acid derived from sulphuric acid
  sulfonic acid.
  

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• noun (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
  oil of vitriol; sulfuric acid; vitriol.
  

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• noun a crystalline acid made from aniline and used as a dye
  sulfanilic acid.
  

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• noun an acid derived from sulphuric acid
  sulfonic acid.
  

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• . (Chem.) See Sulphacid.

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• noun (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
  oil of vitriol; sulfuric acid; vitriol.
  

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• . (a) Sulphur trioxide (see under Sulphur); formerly so called on the dualistic theory of salts. Obs. (b) A heavy, corrosive, oily liquid, H2SO4, colorless when pure, but usually yellowish or brownish, produced by the combined action of sulphur dioxide, oxygen (from the air), steam, and nitric fumes. It attacks and dissolves many metals and other intractable substances, sets free most acids from their salts, and is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric and nitric acids, of soda, of bleaching powders, etc. It is also powerful dehydrating agent, having a strong affinity for water, and eating and corroding paper, wood, clothing, etc. It is thus used in the manufacture of ether, of imitation parchment, and of nitroglycerin. It is also used in etching iron, in removing iron scale from forgings, in petroleum refining, etc., and in general its manufacture is the most important and fundamental of all the chemical industries. Formerly called vitriolic acid, and now popularly vitriol, and oil of vitriol.

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• . (a) Sulphur dioxide. See under Sulphur. Obs. (b) An acid, H2SO3, not known in the free state except as a solution of sulphur dioxide in water, but forming a well-known series of salts (the sulphites).

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• noun street names for ketamine
  jet; honey oil; K; green; super C; cat valium; special K.
  

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• noun any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine
  tannin.
  

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• . (Chem.) (a) An acid obtained from nutgalls as a yellow amorphous substance, C14H10O9, having an astringent taste, and forming with ferric salts a bluish-black compound, which is the basis of common ink. Called also tannin, and gallotannic acid. (b) By extension, any one of a series of astringent substances resembling tannin proper, widely diffused through the vegetable kingdom, as in oak bark, willow, catechu, tea, coffee, etc.

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• noun an acid found in many fruits; used in soft drinks and confectionery and baking powder
  

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• . (a) An acid widely diffused throughout the vegetable kingdom, as in grapes, mountain-ash berries, etc., and obtained from tartar as a white crystalline substance, C2H2(OH)2.(CO2H)2, having a strong pure acid taste. It is used in medicine, in dyeing, calico printing, photography, etc., and also as a substitute for lemon juice. Called also dextro-tartaric acid. (b) By extension, any one of the series of isomeric acids (racemic acid, levotartaric acid, inactive tartaric acid) of which tartaric acid proper is the type.

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• noun an acid containing four replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule
  

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• noun a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats
  myristic acid.
  

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• noun an unstable acid that can be obtained by distilling a thiocyanate salt
  

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• noun a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
  thymol; thyme camphor.
  

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• noun a white weak acid that is a hydrated form of titanium dioxide
  

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• (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti.(OH)4, obtained by decomposing certain titanates; called also normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid, polytitanic acid, etc.

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• noun an isomeric acid derived from toluene
  

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• noun a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
  

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• noun an acid containing three replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule
  

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• noun in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
  citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle; Krebs citric acid cycle.
  

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• noun a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
  trichloracetic acid.
  

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• noun a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid
  trichloracetic acid.
  

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• noun an acid that is a partial anhydride of three molecules of phosphoric acid; known chiefly in the form of its salts and esters
  

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• noun an oxyacid of tungsten (often polymeric in nature) formed by neutralizing alkaline tungstate solutions
  

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• an acid of tungsten, H2WO4, analogous to sulphuric and chromic acids.

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• . (Chem.) (a) Anisic acid. Obs. (b) A yellow powder obtained from umbelliferone.

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• noun an acid that is a component of perspiration
  

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• noun a fatty acid whose carbon chain can absorb additional hydrogen atoms
  

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• noun a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine
  

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• a crystalline body, present in small quantity in the urine of man and most mammals. Combined in the form of urate of ammonia, it is the chief constituent of the urine of birds and reptiles, forming the white part. Traces of it are also found in the various organs of the body. It is likewise a common constituent, either as the free acid or as a urate, of urinary or renal calculi and of the so-called gouty concretions. From acid urines, uric acid is frequently deposited, on standing in a cool place, in the form of a reddish yellow sediment, nearly always crystalline. Chemically, it is composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, C5H4N4O3, and by decomposition yields urea, among other products. It can be made synthetically by heating together urea and glycocoll. It was formerly called also lithic acid, in allusion to its occurrence in stone, or calculus.

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• noun a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs
  pentanoic acid.
  

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• noun anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures
  Depokene.
  

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• noun any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the form of its salts
  vanadium pentoxide.
  

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• (Chem.), an acid analogous to phosphoric acid, not known in the free state but forming a well-known series of salts.

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• (Chem.), an acid occurring, together with veratrine, in the root of white hellebore (Veratrum album), and in sabadilla seed; extracted as a white crystalline substance which is related to protocatechuic acid.

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• (Old Chem.), (a) sulphuric acid. See Vitriol (b). Colloq.

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• . (Chem.) See Tartaric acid, under Tartaric. Colloq.

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• (Chem.), a complex acid liquid obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically, acetic acid. Formerly called pyroligneous acid.

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• noun any of a class of unstable organic acids containing sulphur
  

WordNet

• an acid of zirconium analogous to carbonic and silicic acids, known only in its salts.

Webster 1913