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organic acid

American

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

noun

plural

organic acids

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

organic acid Scientific

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

Example Sentences

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"With an organic acid, it usually takes 10-12 hours, but this took only one."

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 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 organic acid is stored inside vacuoles until the next day.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

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