organic acid

American  

[awr-gan-ik as-id] / ɔrˈgæn ɪk ˈæs ɪd /

noun

plural

organic acids

1. Chemistry. any acid containing a carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bond.

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organic acid Scientific  

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

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Example Sentences

No expensive or harmful chemicals are required in the process because the researchers use oxalic acid -- an organic acid that can be found in the plant kingdom.

From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2023

So they did all kinds of just really organic research and ended up settling on benzoic acid as the organic acid that was the most satisfying.

From The Verge • Jun. 29, 2021

Some of these microbes secrete an organic acid that allows them to dissolve the glass and consume its nutrients.

From Scientific American • Jun. 12, 2015

The oxaloacetate is converted into another organic acid, such as malate.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Fruit contains organic acid, which, in a ready-made condition, is very beneficial to us; it needs only to be taken up by the stomach.

From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David