Meanings
nounphytic acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe compound inositol hexaphosphoric acid' present in cereals etc as alkali and alkaline earth salts; it is a source of phosphorus for ruminants but is indigestible for carnivores
Translations
Dutch fytinezuur
- fytinezuurcompound
Finnish fytiinihappo
- fytiinihappocompound
French acide phytique
- acide phytiquecompound
German Phytinsäure
- Phytinsäurecompound
Hungarian fitinsav
- fitinsavcompound
Icelandic fýtínsýra
- fýtínsýracompound
Italian acido fitico
- acido fiticocompound
Japanese フィチン酸
- フィチン酸 (fichinsan)compound
Polish kwas fitowy
- kwas fitowycompound
Spanish ácido fítico
- ácido fíticocompound
Swedish fytinsyra
- fytinsyracompound
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APA
phytic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytic%20acid
MLA
“phytic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytic%20acid.
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