phenylacetic acid

noun

The carboxylic acid C₆H₅-CH₂-COOH that is a plant auxin

Meanings

nounphenylacetic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryThe carboxylic acid C₆H₅-CH₂-COOH that is a plant auxin
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