organic acid

1. An acid that is an organic compound, especially a carboxylic acid.

Example Sentences

An organic acid, obtained by oxidizing many organic substances, and found in the red ant.

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Chemically, carmine is a compound of carminic acid with alumina, lime and some organic acid.

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The air dissolves at the same time a certain amount of organic acid and resinous products which the hide has absorbed.

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By further exposure to air the organic acid is oxidized to carbonic acid, and hydrated oxide of iron remains.

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But most of the natural gums yield a mixture of galactose, some pentose, and some complex organic acid.

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