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glycolic acid

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glycolic acid /gly·col·ic acid/ (gli-kol´ik) an intermediate in the conversion of serine to glycine; it is accumulated and excreted in primary hyperoxaluria (type I).
gly·col·ic acid (gl-klk)
n.
A colorless crystalline compound found in sugar beets, cane sugar, and unripe grapes that is used in pharmaceuticals and pesticides.
glycolic acid
the primary toxic metabolic product of ethylene glycol.


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