glutaric acid

noun glu·tar·ic acid \glü-ˈter-ik-, -ˈta-rik-\

Definition of GLUTARIC ACID

: a crystalline acid C₅H₈O₄ used especially in organic synthesis

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

First Known Use: circa 1885

Medical Dictionary

noun glu·tar·ic acid \glü-ˌtar-ik-\

: a crystalline acid C₅H₈O₄ used especially in organic synthesis

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