The story
- Latin · derived fromhordeum“barley”
- English todayhordeic acid
From Latin hordeum (“barley”).
Words from the same roots
Latinhordeum all →
orzohordatinehordeaceoushordeiformhordeinorgeat
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hordeic acid
Today it means: An acid derived from barley (Hordeum spp.), possibly identical with lauric acid. Full definition →
Latin hordeum