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ferulic acid

[ fuh-roo-lik ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a compound, C 10 H 10 O 4 , found in small amounts in lants, that occurs in two isomers, one a yellow oily liquid and the other crystalline.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ferulic acid1

First recorded in 1875–80; ferul(a) + -ic

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