betulinic acid

noun

bet·​u·​lin·​ic acid

¦be-chə-¦li-nik-

: a crystalline triterpenoid acid C₂₉H₄₆(OH)COOH found in various plants (such as flowering dogwood) and obtained from betulinol by oxidation

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary betulin + -ic

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