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mandelic acid
[ man-del-ik, -dee-lik ]
/ mænˈdɛl ɪk, -ˈdi lɪk /
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noun Chemistry.
any of three stereoisomeric acids having the formula C8H8O3, especially dl-mandelic acid, a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid obtainable from amygdalin: used chiefly in medicine as an antiseptic.
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Also called amygdalic acid.
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Such a curve has been found in the case of the l-menthyl esters of d- and l-mandelic acid (Fig. 72).
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