glycollic, glycolic, a. Chem.
(glaɪˈkɒlɪk, glɪ-)
[f. glycol + -ic.]
Of or containing glycol. glycollic acid, an acid obtained by the oxidation of glycol.
| 1852 Fownes' Man. Chem. (ed. 4) 481 Glycobenzoic acid..may be viewed as a conjugate acid, containing benzoic and glycolic acids. 1864 Watts Dict. Chem. II. 910 Glycollic acid appears to exist in two, if not in a greater number of isomeric modifications. 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 341 Glycollic [ed. 1 1866 Glycolic] Acid, C2H4O3. |