| carbazotic acid | C6H2(NO2)3OH; 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol;has been used as an application in burns, eczema, erysipelas, and pruritus. Synonym: carbazotic acid, nitroxanthic acid. Origin: G. Pikros, bitter (05 Mar 2000) |
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| carbolic acid | <chemistry> 1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, C6H5OH, produced by the destructive distillation of many organic bodies, as wood, coal, etc, and obtained from the heavy oil from coal tar. It has a peculiar odour, somewhat resembling creosote, which is a complex mixture of phenol derivatives. It is of the type of alcohols, and is called also phenyl alcohol, but has acid properties, and hence is popularly called carbolic acid, and was formerly called phenic acid. It is a powerful caustic poison, and in dilute solution has been used as an antiseptic. 2. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type. <chemistry> Glacial phenol, any one of a series of compounds having both phenol and aldehyde properties. Phenol phthalein. See Phthalein. Origin: Gr. To show + -ol: cf. F. Phenol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| carbonic acid | <chemical> Carbonic acid (h2c03). The hypothetical acid of carbon dioxide and water. It exists only in the form of its salts (carbonates), acid salts (hydrogen carbonates), amines (carbamic acid), and acid chlorides (carbonyl chloride). Chemical name: Carbonic acid (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbonic acid gas | <biochemistry, physiology> A metabolic byproduct of carbohydrate metabolism. Carbon Dioxide collects in the tissues, is cleared by the blood (via the veins) and removed from the body via the lungs when we exhale air. Abbreviation: CO2 (13 Nov 1997) |
| carbonic acid inhibitor | <pharmacology> A group of diuretic medications which act to inhibit the enzyme carbonic anhydrase to create a metabolic acidosis. Many of these medications are used in the treatment of glaucoma. (27 Sep 1997) |
| carboxylic acid | An organic acid containing the functional group -COOH.Structurally, the group looks like: O=C- | OH (09 Oct 1997) |
| carboxylic acid ester | Specifically, an ester derived from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol; R-CO-R' (05 Mar 2000) |
| carboxylic acid reductase | <enzyme> Reduces double bonds in presence of hydrogen Registry number: EC 1.3.99.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| carminic acid | A glucoside of an anthracenequinone carboxylic acid; the essential constituent of carmine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaccenic acid | CH3(CH2)5CH==CH(CH2)9COOH; n-trans-11-octadecenoic acid;an unsaturated fatty acid of which both cis and trans isomers are found in butter and other animal fats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| G acid | 2-Naphthol-6,8-disulfonic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gadoleic acid | An unsaturated fatty acid from cod liver oil and other sources. Synonym: 9-eicosenoic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gallic acid | <chemical> Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy- (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| valproic acid | This drug is used to treat seizures. It may cause liver damage and has side effects such as drowsiness, nausea, and hair loss. (09 Oct 1997) |