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valer′ic ac′id, [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryany of several isomeric organic acids having the formula C5H10O2, the common one being a liquid of pungent odor obtained from valerian roots: used chiefly as an intermediate in perfumery.
  • 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
valeric acid n
  1. another name for pentanoic acid
'valeric acid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pentanoic acid

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