alantolic acid

noun

al·​an·​tol·​ic acid

¦a-lən-¦tä-lik-

: alantic acid

Word History

Etymology

alantol, liquid derived from alant (from alant + -ol) + -ic

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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