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GLYCOLIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does glycolic acid mean?
• GLYCOLIC ACID (noun)
The noun GLYCOLIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes
Familiarity information: GLYCOLIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
glycolic acid; glycollic acid; hydroxyacetic acid
Hypernyms ("glycolic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
Context examples
Examples of AHAs are glycolic acid, lactic acid, and citric acid.
(AHA, NCI Dictionary)
Examples of alpha hydroxyl acids are glycolic acid, lactic acid, and citric acid.
(Alpha Hydroxy Acid, NCI Dictionary)
Examples of fruit acids are glycolic acid, lactic acid, and citric acid.
(Fruit acid, NCI Dictionary)
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