glycolic acid
gly·col·ic acid
noun \(ˌ)glī-ˈkä-lik-\Definition of GLYCOLIC ACID
: an alpha hydroxy acid C2H4O3 found especially in unripe grapes and sugar beets and used especially in textile and leather processing and in skin-care treatments especially as an exfoliant
Variants of GLYCOLIC ACID
gly·col·ic acid or gly·col·lic acid \(ˌ)glī-ˈkä-lik-\
Origin of GLYCOLIC ACID
International Scientific Vocabulary glycol + 1-ic
First Known Use: 1852
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