glycollicglycolicadj.
/ɡlʌɪˈkɒlɪk//ɡlɪˈkɒlɪk/ Chemistry.
Of or containing glycol. glycollic acid, an acid obtained by the oxidation of glycol.
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1852 H. B. Jones & A. W. Hoffman Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 4) 481 Glycobenzoic acid..may be viewed as a conjugate acid, containing benzoic and glycolic acids.
1864 H. Watts Dict. Chem. II. 910 Glycollic acid appears to exist in two, if not in a greater number of isomeric modifications.
1869 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. (new ed.) xxxiv. 341 Glycollic [1866 (ed. 1) Glycolic] Acid, C2H4O3.
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