mandelic acid
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[edit]Noun
[edit]- (organic chemistry) 2-phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid, C6H5CH(OH)COOH; originally extracted from bitter almonds, it has antibacterial and bacteriostatic properties.
Synonyms
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[edit]2-phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid
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Further reading
[edit]- mandelic acid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia