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Carbolic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Cyanuric acid
unknown · 78% connection
an organic acid, C3O3N3H3, first obtained by heating uric acid or urea, and called pyrouric acid; afterwards obtained from isocyanic a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Erucic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Erythrine
noun · 78% connection
A colorless crystalline substance, C20H22O10, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of Rocella. It is a derivative of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Eschara
noun · 78% connection
A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Gaidic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to hypogeic acid; -- applied to an acid obtained from hypogeic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Glycocoll
noun · 78% connection
A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste, formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid, and present in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Hordeic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid, an acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Hydrosorbic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from sorbic acid when this takes up hydrogen; as, hydrosorbic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Hydrosulphurous
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the reduction of sulphurous acid. See Hyposulphurous acid, under Hyposulphurous.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Isocyanuric
adjective · 78% connection
Designating, or pertaining to, an acid isomeric with cyanuric acid, and called also fulminuric acid. See under Fulminuric.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Kynurenic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous base (called ky…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Lactamic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an amido acid related to lactic acid, and called also amido-propionic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Lantanuric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usua…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Lichenography
noun · 78% connection
A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Lichenous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, lichens; abounding in lichens; covered with lichens.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Lithobilic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to or designating an organic acid of the tartaric acid series, distinct from lithofellic acid, but, like it, obtained from…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.
Litmus
noun · 78% connection
a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, evernia, genus, lichens, acid.