| COS | cheiro-oral syndrome; chief of staff; Clinical Orthopaedic Society; clinically observed seizures |
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| IAOM | International Association of Oral Myology |
| KB | human oral epidermoid carcinoma cells; Kashin-Bek [disease]; ketone body; kilobyte; Kleihauer-Betke ... |
| MOPV | monovalent oral poliovirus vaccine |
| OA | obstructive apnea; occipital artery; occipito-anterior; occiput anterior; octanoic acid; ocular albi... |
| boric acids | Inorganic and organic derivatives of boric acid either b(oh)3 or, preferably h3bo3. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| borinic acids | Inorganic or organic compounds that contain the general structure r2b(oh). (12 Dec 1998) |
| boronic acids | Inorganic or organic compounds that contain the basic structure rb(oh)2. (12 Dec 1998) |
| butyric acids | 4-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| caffeic acids | 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acids. A class of phenolic acids related to chlorogenic acid,p-coumaric acid, vanillic acid, etc., which are found in plant tissues. It is involved in plant growth regulation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carboxylic acids | Organic acids containing the carboxy (-cooh) group, including amino acids and fatty acids. Carboxylic acid is used both as a class name and a suffix. (12 Dec 1998) |
| palmitic acids | A group of 16-carbon fatty acids that contain no double bonds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mandelic acids | <chemical> Analogs or derivatives of mandelic acid (alpha-hydroxybenzeneacetic acid). Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, urinary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| casamino acids | Trivial term for the mixture of amino acids derived by hydrolysis of casein; used in bacterial and similar growth media. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectinic acids | Term sometimes used for commercial pectins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resin acids | A class of organic compounds derived from various natural plant resins; diterpenes containing a phenanthrene ring system; e.g., abietic acid, pimaric acid, ester gums. Synonym: resinic acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resinic acids | A class of organic compounds derived from various natural plant resins; diterpenes containing a phenanthrene ring system; e.g., abietic acid, pimaric acid, ester gums. Synonym: resinic acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalosporanic acids | <chemical> A family of organic compounds that are composed of a dihydrothiazine ring and a beta-lactam ring. Pharmacological action: cephalosporins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| glyconic acids | Monosaccharide derivatives in which the aldehyde group has been oxidised to a carboxyl group. They may form lactones (e.g., galactonic acid). Synonym: glyconic acids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| penillic acids | Acid degradation products of penicillins, produced by cleavage of the 1,7 bond, forming penicilloic acid, and formation of a bond between the exocyclic carbonyl carbon and N-1 with elimination of H2O from those two and the exocyclic NH. (05 Mar 2000) |