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man•del′ic ac′id
(man del′ik, -dē′lik),USA pronunciation [Chem.]
- Chemistryany of three stereoisomeric acids having the formula C8H8O3, esp. dl-mandelic acid, a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid obtainable from amygdalin: used chiefly in medicine as an antiseptic. Also called amygdalic acid.
- German Mandel almond + -ic
- 1835–45
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