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agaric acid

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noun

Chemistry.

  1. a white, microcrystalline, water-soluble powder, C 22 H 40 O 7 : formerly used in medicine to stop excessive perspiration.

Etymology

Origin of agaric acid

First recorded in 1875–80

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