Meanings
nounbohemic acid (uncountable)
- uncountableA mixture of chemical compounds obtained through fermentation by actinobacteria species in the genus Actinosporangium.
Origin
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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APA
bohemic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bohemic%20acid
MLA
“bohemic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bohemic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bohemic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bohemic%20acid.
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