Meanings
nouncarnosic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe diterpenoid carboxylic acid (4aR,10aS)-5,6-dihydroxy-1,1-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-4a-carboxylic acid present in rosemary and sage
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