Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A colorless liquid, C5H10O2, used in flavorings, perfumes, plasticizers, and pharmaceuticals.

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  • noun chemistry A short chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH3(CH2)3COOH, obtained from the roots of valerian; used in perfume, flavourings, pharmaceuticals

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  • noun a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[valer(ian) (from its occurrence in the plant's root) + –ic.]

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