ˈvalero-
combining form of valerian or valeric a., used in a few chemical terms, as valerobenzoic, valero-glyceral, valero-lactic. (Cf. valer-.)
| 1854 Fownes's Elem. Chem. (ed. 5) 488 Anhydrous Valerobenzoic Acid. 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 980 Valeroglyceral,..a compound analogous to acetal. Ibid. 981 Valerolactic acid,..syn. with ethyl-lactic acid. |