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ACIDS | |
| acetic | as in acetic acid, a diluted form of which is vinegar. |
| acyl | denoting the carboxylic acid RCO-: ACYLS. |
| adipic | of fat, only in adipic acid. |
| aldehydic | of or pertaining to ALDEHYDE; as, aldehydic acid. |
| alginic | as in alginic acid, an acid obtained from certain seaweeds. |
| anisic | of or derived from ANISE; as, anisic acid. |
| aquafortis | concentrated nitric acid, used for etching: AQUAFORTISES. |
| arachidonic+ | as in arachidonic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid occurring in animal cells. |
| ascorbic | antiscorbutic, as in ascorbic acid, vitamin C. |
| azotous | nitrous; as in azotous acid. |
| barbituric | applied to an acid got from malonic acid and urea, a source of important sedatives. |
| benzoic | as in benzoic acid, an acid found in benzoin and other gums. |
| boracic | of or relating to borax or boron, as in boracic acid; (coll.) skint. |
| boric | as in boric acid, an acid obtained from borax. |
| bromic | as in bromic acid, an acid obtained from bromine. |
| butyric | as in butyric acid, an acid found in butter. |
| capric | applied to a type of fatty acid, found in butter and having a goatlike smell. |
| caproic | applied to a second type of fatty acid, found in butter and having a goatlike smell. |
| caprylic | applied to a third type of fatty acid, found in butter and having a goatlike smell. |
| carbamic | pertaining to an acid so called. |
| carbolic | phenol: CARBOLICS. [L. carbo, coal + oleum, oil]. |
| caseic | as in caseic acid, an acid found in cheese. |
| catechin | one of the tannic acids, extracted from CATECHU as a white, crystalline substance. |
| cerotic | as in cerotic acid, an acid found in beeswax and certain fats. |
| chloric | as in chloric acid, an acid derived from chlorine. |
| cholic | relating to bile, as in cholic acid, an acid found in bile. |
| citric | as in citric acid, an acid derived from citrus fruits. |
| cresylic | as in cresylic acid, an acid found in CRESOL, a compound found in tar and creosote. |
| crotonic+ | as in crotonic acid, a colourless acid. |
| cyanic | of or belonging to cyanogen, as in cyanic acid, an acid composed of cyanogen, oxygen and hydrogen. |
| cytidylic+ | as in cytidylic acid, a nucleotide that is found in DNA. |
| decanoic+ | as in decanoic acid. |
| dioxonitric+ | as in dioxonitric acid, the systematic name of nitrous acid. |
| dithionous+ | as in dithionous acid. |
| dodecanoic+ | as in dodecanoic acid, a crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil). |
| ellagic | pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ELLAGIC acid. |
| ergotic | pertaining to, or derived from, ERGOT; as, ergotic acid. |
| erucic+ | as in erucic acid, a crystalline fatty acid. |
| ethanoic+ | denoting a type of acid, aka acetic acid. |
| ferric | of iron; containing iron in its trivalent form, as in ferric acid, a hypothetical acid. |
| folacin | folic acid. |
| folic+ | as in folic acid, an acid in the vitamin B complex. |
| formic | as in formic acid, an acid found in ants. |
| fumaric | as in fumaric acid, an acid which occurs in fumitory and other plants. |
| gallic | as in gallic acid, a crystalline substance present in gallnuts, tea, and various plants. |
| glycolic | pertaining to, or derived from, GLYCOL; as in glycolic acid. |
| guanylic+ | as in guanylic acid. |
| hexanoic+ | as in hexanoic acid, an insoluble oily carboxylic acid. |
| hippuric | as in hippuric acid, an acid obtained from the urine of horses. |
| humic | as in humic acid, an acid pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mould. |
| hyaluronic+ | as in hyaluronic acid, a viscous polysaccharide with important lubricating properties, present, for example, in the synovial fluid in joints. |
| hydracid | an oxygen-less acid. |
| hydrazoic+ | as in hydrazoic acid, a colourless highly explosive liquid. |
| hydriodic | pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and iodine, esp. of hydriodic acid. |
| hydrochloric | applied to an acid composed of hydrogen and chlorine, hydrogen chloride, still sometimes called MURIATIC acid. |
| hydrocyanic | as in hydrocyanic acid, a deadly posion, aka PRUSSIC acid. |
| hydrofluoric | as in hydrofluoric acid, a strong acid used for etching glass. |
| hyperacid | excessively acid. |
| hypoacid | having a lower than normal degree of acidity. |
| iodic | pertaining to iodine, as applied to an acid. |
| isocyanic+ | as in isocyanic acid, a hypothetical acid known only in the form of its compounds. |
| itaconic+ | as in itaconic acid, a white crystalline carboxylic acid. |
| ketonic | pertaining to, or derived from, a KETONE; as, a ketonic acid. |
| lactic | as in lactic acid, that accumulates during exercise causing fatigue. |
| lauric+ | as in lauric acid, aka DODECANOIC acid. |
| linoleic+ | as in linoleic acid, a colourless oily essential fatty acid found in linseed. |
| linolenic+ | as in linolenic acid, a colourless unsaturated fatty acid. |
| lipoic+ | as in lipoic acid, a sulphur-containing fatty acid. |
| lysergic+ | as in lysergic acid, a compound used in medicine. |
| maleic | as in maleic acid, an acid of the ethylene series. |
| malic | as in malic acid, an acid obtained from apple juice. |
| malonic+ | as in malonic acid. |
| manganic | of manganese of higher valency, as in manganic acid. |
| meconic | as in meconcic acid, an acid obtained from poppies. |
| metavanadic+ | as in metavanadic acid, an acid of vanadium. |
| monacid monoacid | a compound having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical. |
| monacidic+ | designating a compound having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical. |
| mucic+ | as in mucic acid, a colourless crystalline solid carboxylic acid. |
| muriatic | as in muriatic acid, an old name for hydrochloric acid. |
| myristic | as in myristic acid, a fatty acid derived from nutmegs. |
| naphthalic | as in naphthalic acid, an acid derived from naphthalene. |
| nitric | containing nitrogen, as in nitric acid, a strong mineral acid. |
| nitrolic | pertaining to a class of acids. |
| nitrous | as in nitrous acid. |
| nonacid | a substance destitute of acid properties: NONACIDS. |
| nonacidic | not acidic. |
| nonanoic+ | as in nonanoic acid, a colourless fatty acid. |
| nucleic+ | as in nucleic acid, important in genetics. |
| oleum | fuming sulphuric acid: OLEUMS or OLEA. |
| orsellic | pertaining to, or designating, ORSEILLE, as in orsellic acid, an acid found in certain lichens. |
| orthoboric+ | as in orthoboric acid, a white or colorless slightly acid. |
| osmic | as in osmic acid, a supposed acid, a compound of osmium. |
| oxalic | as in oxalic acid, an acid obtained from wood sorrel and other plants, used for cleaning metals and as a bleaching agent. |
| oxyacid | an acid containing oxygen. |
| palmitic+ | as in palmitic acid, a saturated fatty acid. |
| pelargonic+ | as in pelargonic acid, an oily fatty acid obtained esp from the leaves of plants of the Pelargonium genus (aka NONANOIC acid). |
| pentanoic+ | as in pentanoic acid. |
| perchloric | pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HClO4), of chlorine; aka HYPERCHLORIC. |
| permanganic | applied to an acid and its anhydride containing more oxygen than manganic acid and anhydride. |
| phosphatic | containing phosphates; as in phosphatic acid. |
| phosphonic+ | as in phosphonic acid, the same as phosphorous acid. |
| phosphoric phosphorous | of, relating to, or containing phosphorus, as in phosphoric or phosphorous acid, a weak acid used in soft drinks. |
| phthalic | pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid obtained by the oxidation of naphthalene and allied substances. |
| picric | pertaining to, or designating, a strong organic acid (called picric acid), intensely bitter. |
| piperic | as in piperic acid, an acid obtained from piperine, an alkaloid found in black pepper. |
| polyacid | designating a compound with more than one acidic group; esp. an acid containing polymeric anions. No -S. |
| propanoic+ | as in propanoic acid, a colourless carboxylic acid. |
| propenoic+ | as in propenoic acid, a colourless carboxylic acid. |
| propionic+ | as in propinoic acid, a former name of propanoic acid. |
| prussic | as in prussic acid, another name for hydrocyanic acid, a deadly poison. |
| pseudoacid | a compound which is not an acid but which is isomeric with and transformable into an acid. |
| pyruvic+ | as in pyruvic acid, an organic acid, an intermediate in the metabolism of proteins and carbohydrates. |
| quinic | as in quinic acid, an acid derived from cinchona bark. |
| racemic | as in racemic acid, an acid obtained from a certain kind of grape. |
| rhodanic | pertaining to, or designating, an acid which forms a red color with ferric salts. |
| ricinoleic | relating to castor oil, as in ricinoleic, an oily acid obtained from castor oil. |
| salicylic | as in salicylic acid, a bitter-tasting derivative of phenol that is used in making aspirin and dyes and as a fungicide. |
| santalic | as in santalic acid, an acid obtained from sandalwood as a resinous or red crystalline dyestuff, aka SANTALIN. |
| santalin | santalic acid. |
| sassolin sassolite | a native boric acid. |
| sebacic | of or like SEBUM, as in sebacic acid. |
| selenic | as in selenic acid, an acid containing selenium in higher valency. |
| selenious selenous | as in selenious or selenous acid, an acid containing selenium in lowers valency. |
| silicic | relating to or obtained from silica; as, silicic acid. |
| sorbic | as in sorbic acid, an acid obtained from the rowanberry, used in food preservation. |
| suberic | as in suberic acid, an acid obtained by the action of nitric acid on cork. |
| succinic | as in succinic acid, an acidd derived from amber. |
| sulphonic+ | as in sulphonic acid, a strong organic acid. |
| sulphuric | as in sulphuric acid, an acid derived from sulphur. |
| stannic | as in stannic acid, an acid containing tin its its quadrivalent state. |
| tantalic | of or containing tantalum, esp. in a higher valency, as in tantalic acid. |
| tartaric | as in tartaric acid, an acid derived from TARTAR. |
| terebic | as in terebic acid, an acid obtained from TEREBENE. |
| tetracid | a substance capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid. |
| thionic | containing or derived from sulphur, as in thionic acid. |
| tiglic+ | as in tiglic acid, a colourless unsaturated carboxylic acid. |
| toluic | of or containing toluene, as in toluic acid. |
| trithionic | designating a certain thionic acid. |
| uric | as in uric acid, an acid found in urine. |
| valeric | as in valeric acid, a fatty acid. |
| valproic+ | as in valproic acid, a synthetic crystalline compound. |
| vitriol | to treat with sulfuric acid: VITRIOLS, VITRIOLING or VITRIOLLING, VITRIOLED or VITRIOLLED. |
| xenic | relating to XENON, as in xenic acid. |
| xylic | relating to xylem; designating any of six acids, derivatives of XYLENE. |
| xylonic | designating an acid obtained by oxidising XYLOSE. |