VALERIC ACID


Meaning of VALERIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ və-ˈlir-ik-, -ˈler- ]

noun

Etymology: valerian; from its occurrence in the root of valerian

Date: 1857

: any of four isomeric fatty acids C 5 H 10 O 2 or a mixture of these ; especially : a liquid acid of disagreeable odor obtained from valerian or made synthetically and used especially in organic synthesis

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