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HYDROXYACETIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hydroxyacetic acid mean?
• HYDROXYACETIC ACID (noun)
The noun HYDROXYACETIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes
Familiarity information: HYDROXYACETIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
glycolic acid; glycollic acid; hydroxyacetic acid
Hypernyms ("hydroxyacetic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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