Mandelic acid

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.Noun2-phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid, C6H5CH(OH)COOH; originally extracted from bitter almonds, it has antibacterial and bacteriostatic properties.

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