glutaric acid

noun

glu·tar·ic acid glü-ˈter-ik-

-ˈta-rik-

: a crystalline acid C₅H₈O₄ used especially in organic synthesis

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Etymology

probably from gluten + -aric (as in tartaric acid)

First Known Use

circa 1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of glutaric acid was circa 1885

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glutaric acid

noun

glu·tar·ic acid glü-ˌtar-ik-

: a crystalline acid C₅H₈O₄ used especially in organic synthesis

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