agaricinic acid

noun

agar·​i·​cin·​ic acid

ə-¦ger-ə-¦si-nik-,

-¦ga-rə-

: agaric acid sense 1

Word History

Etymology

agaricine + -ic

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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