"kainic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 海人草 (kainin-sou). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ja|海人草|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=kainin-sou|ts=}} Japanese 海人草 (kainin-sou), {{bor+|en|ja|海人草|tr=kainin-sou}} Borrowed from Japanese 海人草 (kainin-sou) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kainic acid (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry) A heterocyclic dicarboxylic acid isolated from certain red algae; used as an anthelmintic in Japan. Wikipedia link: kainic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Related terms: kainate
    Sense id: en-kainic_acid-en-noun-FrbJ5Iuo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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