mandelic acid

English

Noun

mandelic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) 2-phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid, C₆H₅CH(OH)COOH; originally extracted from bitter almonds, it has antibacterial and bacteriostatic properties.

Synonyms

• amygdalic acid

Translations

2-phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 扁桃酸 (zh) (biǎntáosuān)

• Finnish: mantelihappo, bentseenietikkahappo
• Italian: acido mandelico (it) m

Further reading

• mandelic acid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia