Medical Dictionary
phenylacetic acid
noun phe·nyl·ace·tic acid \ˌfen-əl-ə-ˌsēt-ik-, ˌfēn-\
Medical Definition of PHENYLACETIC ACID
: a crystalline acid C8H8O2 used chiefly in the manufacture of penicillin
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