"glycolic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Carboxylic acids Related terms: glycolate Translations (Translations): glykolihappo (Finnish), Glycolsäure [feminine] (German), kwas glikolowy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-glycolic_acid-en-noun-XIN09spe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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