xerocomic acid

noun

A red-orange pigment and precursor to variegatic acid, found in fungi of the order Boletales.

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Meanings

nounxerocomic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA red-orange pigment and precursor to variegatic acid, found in fungi of the order Boletales.

Origin

From the genus name Xerocomus.

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