agaricic acid

noun

A tricarboxylic acid 2-hydroxynonadecane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, isolated from an agaric, once used as an irritant and antidiarrhoeal

Meanings

nounagaricic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA tricarboxylic acid 2-hydroxynonadecane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, isolated from an agaric, once used as an irritant and antidiarrhoeal

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