glutaric acid

noun

a dicarboxylic acid, HOOC(CH₂)₃COOH, formed during the catabolism of tryptophan

Meanings

nounglutaric acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrya dicarboxylic acid, HOOC(CH₂)₃COOH, formed during the catabolism of tryptophan
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