Organic Chemical
glycolates
[ glahy-kuh-leyts ]
Subclass of:
Hydroxy Acids; Acetates
Definitions related to glycolates:
  • Hydroxyacetic acid or its salts or esters; an intermediate in the conversion of serine to glycine.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Derivatives of ACETIC ACID which contain an hydroxy group attached to the methyl carbon.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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