- glycollic
- gly·col·lic
English syllables. 2014.
glycollic
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glycollic — glycolˈic or glycollˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑glycol … Useful english dictionary
glycollic acid — noun see glycolic acid … New Collegiate Dictionary
glycollic acid — chemical compound used in dyeing fabrics … English contemporary dictionary
glycollic acid — noun a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes • Syn: ↑glycolic acid, ↑hydroxyacetic acid • Hypernyms: ↑acid * * * noun see glycolic acid … Useful english dictionary
glycolic acid — or glycollic acid noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary glycol + 1 ic Date: 1852 an alpha hydroxy acid C2H4O3 found especially in unripe grapes and sugar beets and used especially in textile and leather processing and in skin care… … New Collegiate Dictionary
glycolic — /gluy kol ik/, adj. pertaining to or derived from glycol. Also, glycollic. [1850 55; GLYCOL + IC] * * * … Universalium
glycolic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water soluble powder, C2H4O3, that is a major substrate for photorespiration in plants: used chiefly for textile printing and dyeing and in pesticides. Also, glycollic acid. Also called hydroxyacetic acid. [1850 55] * *… … Universalium
glycolic acid — An intermediate in the interconversion of glycine and ethanolamine. SYN: hydroxyacetic acid. * * * glycolic acid also glycollic acid n an alpha hydroxy acid C2H4O3 that is oxidized to glyoxylic acid in photosynthesis, is used as an agent to… … Medical dictionary
diglycollic — di·glycollic … English syllables
thioglycollic — thio·glycollic … English syllables
