mandelic acid

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mandelic acid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  amygdalic \am`yg*dal"ic\ ([.a]m`[i^]g*d[.a]l"[i^]k [a^]s"[i^]d),
     n. (Chem.)
     An organic acid (C6H5.CH(OH).COOH) extracted from bitter
     almonds; called also mandelic acid and
     [alpha]-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid.
     [PJC]