"mevalonic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mevalonic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) The hydroxy acid 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid, a biochemical precursor of the terpenoids. Wikipedia link: mevalonic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: mevalolactone, mevalonate Related terms: MVA [initialism] Translations (hydroxy acid): acido mevalonico [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-mevalonic_acid-en-noun-5KgyD65D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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