"glycolic acid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} glycolic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) the simplest alpha-hydroxy acid, hydroxy-acetic acid, found in sugar cane and unripe grapes; used in cosmetics etc Wikipedia link: glycolic acid Tags: uncountable Derived forms: polyglycolic acid, thioglycolic acid Related terms: glycolate Translations (Translations): glykolihappo (Finnish), Glycolsäure [feminine] (German), kwas glikolowy [masculine] (Polish)

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