mandelic

Mandelic

Man*del"ic\, a. [G. mandel almond.] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also phenyl glycolic acid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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