glycolic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives

OriginEnglish glycol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

adjectiveglycolic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  4. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  5. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  6. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  7. Medieval Latinalcoho
  8. Middle Englishalcofol
  9. Englishalcohol
  10. Englishglycol
  11. Englishglycolic

From glycol + -ic.

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Translations

Italian glicolico
  • glicolicopertaining to glycolic acid
Cite this entry
APA

glycolic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycolic

MLA

“glycolic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycolic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycolic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycolic.

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