mandelic acid

mandelic acid
/man del"ik, -dee"lik/, Chem.
any of three stereoisomeric acids having the formula C8H8O3, esp. dl-mandelic acid, a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid obtainable from amygdalin: used chiefly in medicine as an antiseptic. Also called amygdalic acid.
[1835-45; < G Mandel ALMOND + -IC]

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