ferulic acid

[fuh-roo-lik]

noun

Chemistry.

1. a compound, C 10 H 10 O 4 , found in small amounts in lants, that occurs in two isomers, one a yellow oily liquid and the other crystalline.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ferulic acid¹

First recorded in 1875–80; ferul(a) + -ic