traumatic acid

noun

a dicarboxylic acid found in plants

Meanings

nountraumatic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrya dicarboxylic acid found in plants

Origin

Named for its role in healing trauma damage in plants.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

traumatic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatic%20acid

MLA

“traumatic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traumatic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatic%20acid.

Source: traumatic acid on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.