Etymology

bohemic acid

Today it means: A mixture of chemical compounds obtained through fermentation by actinobacteria species in the genus Actinosporangium. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the Puccini opera La Bohème. Many of the individual components are named after characters in that opera; see Wikipedia article.

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