glycollic acid in English
noun
1
a colorless, translucent, crystalline compound, C 2 H 4 O 3 , that occurs in cane sugar, unripe grapes, and sugar beets and has numerous industrial uses, especially in dyeing leather and textiles and in the manufacture of pesticides.
In its natural state, glycolic acid is found in sugar cane juice.
noun
hydroxyacetic acid
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1. Recoveries average 66.13% forp-toluenesulfonic acid determination in glucose, and 71.99% in glycollic acid.