glutaric acid
glu·tar·ic acid
noun \glü-ˈter-ik-, -ˈta-rik-\Definition of GLUTARIC ACID
: a crystalline acid C5H8O4 used especially in organic synthesis
Origin of GLUTARIC ACID
probably from gluten + -aric (as in tartaric acid)
First Known Use: circa 1885
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