ampelopsis quinquefolia

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ampelopsis quinquefolia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Glycolic \Gly*col"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether;
     glycolic acid.
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     Glycolic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, found naturally in
        unripe grapes and in the leaves of the wild grape
        (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), and produced artificially in
        many ways, as by the oxidation of glycol, -- whence its
        name. It is a sirupy, or white crystalline, substance,
        HO.CH2.CO2H, has the properties both of an alcohol and
        an acid, and is a type of the hydroxy acids; -- called
        also hydroxyacetic acid.
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  Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
     One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
     or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
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     Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort (Mertensia  Virginica
        ).
  
     Virginia creeper (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
        woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing
        extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
        woodbine, and American ivy. [U. S.]
  
     Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence.
  
     Virginia nightingale (Zool.), the cardinal bird. See under
        Cardinal.
  
     Virginia quail (Zool.), the bobwhite.
  
     Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in
        the United States. --Bartlett.
  
     Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock.
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