[va.le.ric acid] n [valerian; fr. its occurrence in the root of valerian] (1857): any of four isomeric fatty acids or a mixture of these; esp: a liquid acid of disagreeable odor obtained from valerian or made synthetically and used esp. in organic synthesis
VALERIC ACID
Meaning of VALERIC ACID in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012