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acido citrico |
acid, citric |
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| a white, crystalline, organic acid freely soluble in water and alcohol. It can be extracted from citrus fruits or through a fermentation of sugars. Citric acid is a key intermediary in metabolism. |
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acido cloridrico |
acid, hydrochloric |
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| a compound consisting of hydrogen and chlorine. Hydrochloric acid is secreted in the stomach and is a major component of gastric juice. |
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acido cromico |
acid, chromic |
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acido diacetico |
acid, diacetic |
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acido fluoridrico |
acid, hydrofluoric |
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| a compound consisting of hydrogen and flourine. It is a very active, corrosive compound, used to etch glass and precious metals. |
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acido fosforico |
acid, phosphoric (H3PO4, orthophosphoric acid) |
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| the principal ingredient of silicate and zinc phosphate cement liquids. |
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acido inorganico |
acid, inorganic |
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acido lattico |
acid, lactic; hydroxypropionic acid |
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| a monobasic acid, C3H6O3, formed as an end product in the intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates. The accumulation of lactic acid in the tissues is in part responsible for the lowering of pH levels during inflammatory states; that is, the drop in pH level is believed to hasten bone resorption in periodontitis because the minerals in the bone are stable within the matrix only at the normal tissue pH level of 7.4. |
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acido monocloracetico |
acid, monochloracetic |
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acido muriatico |
acid, muriatic |
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acido nicotinico |
acid, nicotinic |
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| 1. one of the vitamins of the B complex group and its vitamer, niacinamide, specific for the treatment of pellagra. Niacinamide functions as a constituent of coenzyme I (DPN) and coenzyme II (TPN). Nicotinic acid is found in lean meats, liver, yeast, milk, and leafy green vegetables. 2. an acid (C5H4N [COOH]) that forms part of the B complex group of vitamins. The body requires this acid as a cofactor in intermediary carbohydrate metabolism. This acid is a constituent of certain coenzymes that function in oxidative-reductive metabolic systems. With niacinamide, nicotinic acid is a pellagra-preventive factor. Also called niacin, P.-P. factor, pyridine 3-carboxylic acid, vitamin P.-P. |
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acido nitrico |
acid, nitric |
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| a colorless, highly corrosive liquid that may give off suffocating brown fumes of nitrogen dioxide on exposure to air. Commercially prepared nitric acid is a powerful oxidizing agent used in photoengraving and metallurgy. |
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acido organico |
acid, organic |
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acido para-aminobenzoico |
acid, paraaminobenzoic; PAB, PABA |
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| PABA - an abbreviation for paraaminobenzoic acid |
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acido piruvico |
acid, pyruvic |
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acido salicilico |
acid, salicylic |
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acido solforico |
acid, sulphuric |
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acido solforoso |
acid, sulphurous |
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acido tannico |
acid, tannic |
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| a vegetable tanning agent that attaches itself to collagen by hydrogen bonds. Tannic acid is used in dentistry as a cavity conditioner before placing a restoration. |
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acido tricloracetico |
acid, trichloracetic |
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