hydrocinnamic acid

noun

hy·​dro·​cinnamic acid

: a white-crystalline acid C₆H₅CH₂CH₂COOH obtained from cinnamic acid by hydrogenation; β-phenyl-propionic acid

Word History

Etymology

hydrocinnamic International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + cinnamic

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