hordeic acid
English
Etymology
From Latin hordeum (“barley”).
Noun
hordeic acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An acid derived from barley (Hordeum spp.), possibly identical with lauric acid.
References
- “hordeic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.