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phenylacetic acid

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a white crystalline, aromatic acid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , used in the manufacture of penicillin and in perfumes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phenylacetic acid1

First recorded in 1875–80; phenyl + acetic acid

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