HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of apic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An esterified 14C-labeled fatty acid found in bee venom.

Examples

“He cocked his eye slightly: "She has rheumatism. Apic acid, they say, is the best cure." "Better make sure first," murmured Dinny, "that they'll sting her. You can't get bees to sting people they like." "You can always sit on them," murmured Fleur.”
“Bee venom, a good example of the complexity of an arthropod toxin, contains lipids, peptides, apamin, melittin, apic acid, sugars, free bases, amino acids, other proteins and enzymes, and a number of unidentified components [12].”
“In addition, anise contains about 18% fat, the fatty acid composition being apic acid (60%), oleic acid (22%), linoleic acid (14%), ...”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See apic acid used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course