( a. )
Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose).
( a. )
Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also acetyl-propionic acid), C5H8O3, obtained by the action of dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012