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| fe·rul·ic ac·id [ fə rlik ássid ] |
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plant-derived carboxylic acid: an aromatic chemical found in some plants that is similar to vanillin. Ferulic acid is a component of asafetida, a bitter resin derived from a plant of the parsley family. C10H10O4
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| [< Latin ferula "fennel stalk, rod"] |
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