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Definition of Glycolic acid

1. Noun. A translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes.

Definition of Glycolic acid

1. Noun. (chemistry) the simplest alpha-hydroxy acid, hydroxy-acetic acid, found in sugar cane and unripe grapes; used in cosmetics etc ¹

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Medical Definition of Glycolic acid

1. Hydroxyacetic acid, found in young plants and green fruits. Glycolate is formed from ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate in a seemingly wasteful side reaction of photosynthesis, known as photorespiration. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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