English Explanatory Dictionary

naphthaleneacetic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two isomeric carboxylic acids in which a carboxymethyl group is attached to a naphthalene residue; the 1- isomer is an auxin

Word forms

naphthaleneacetic acid naphthaleneacetic acids

Etymology

From naphthalene + acetic acid.

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