Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun glycolic_acid

1 sense of glycolic acid

Sense 1
glycolic acid, glycollic acid, hydroxyacetic acid -- (a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar beets and unripe grapes)
       => acid -- (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)