GLYCOLIC ACID


Meaning of GLYCOLIC ACID in English

Variant: or gly · col · lic acid

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )gl ī - ' kä-lik-

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary glycol + 1 -ic

Date: 1852

: an alpha hydroxy acid C 2 H 4 O 3 found especially in unripe grapes and sugar beets and used especially in textile and leather processing and in skin-care treatments especially as an exfoliant

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