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valeric acid
noun va·le·ric acid \və-ˌlir-ik-\
Medical Definition of VALERIC ACID
: any of four isomeric fatty acids C5H10O2 or a mixture of two or more of them: a : a liquid normal acid that has a disagreeable odor and that is used in organic synthesis—called also pentanoic acid b : isovaleric acid c : a liquid acid existing in three optically isomeric forms and occurring usually in the dextrorotatory form in a few essential oils d : pivalic acid
Variants of VALERIC ACID
va·le·ric acid also va·le·ri·an·ic acid \və-ˌlir-ē-ˌan-ik-\
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