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2024
spiraeic_acid
spiraeic acid
English
Noun
spiraeic
acid
(
uncountable
)
A natural
acid
, found in the plant genus
Spiraea
(
spirea
).
Acetyl and
spiraeic acid
are the eponymous main ingredients of aspirin
Etymology
spiraeic
(from the
Latin
plant name
Spiraea
'spirea' +
-ic
) +
acid
.
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