valeric acid

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va·le·ric ac·id

(vă-lē'rik as'id),

A monobasic aliphatic acid; distilled from valerian; some of its salts are used in medicine; found in human colon.

C₅H₁₀O₂, an oily fatty acid having a distinctly disagreeable odor, existing in four isomeric. Synonym: pentanoic acid

CAS # 109-52-4

See also: acid

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