Meanings
nounphocenic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryvaleric acid
Origin
- Ancient Greekφώκαινα“porpoise”
- Englishphocenic acid
From Ancient Greek φώκαινα (phṓkaina, “porpoise”).
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phocenic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phocenic%20acid
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“phocenic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phocenic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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