PHTHIOIC ACID


Meaning of PHTHIOIC ACID in English

thīˈōik- noun

Etymology: phthioic from phthi sis + -oic

: a branched-chain optically active fatty acid or mixture of such acids isolated from the human tubercle bacillus that causes the formation of tubercular lesions on injection into animals

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