| valeric | <chemistry> Valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three metameric acids, of which the typical one (called also inactive valeric acid), C4H9CO2H, is obtained from valerian root and other sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily liquid, having a strong acid taste, and an odour of old cheese. Active valeric acid, a metameric variety which turns the plane of polarization to the right, although formed by the oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| valeric acid | CH3(CH2)3COOH;normal aliphatic acid; distilled from valerian; some of its salts are used in medicine; found in human colon. Synonym: pentanoic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |