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