xylarinic acid

noun

Any of a group of methylated fatty acids present in the fungus Xylaria polymorpha

Meanings

nounxylarinic acid (plural xylarinic acids)

plural xylarinic acids

  1. chemistryAny of a group of methylated fatty acids present in the fungus Xylaria polymorpha
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