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Meaning of lipoic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The carboxylic acid 5-[(3R)-dithiolan-3-yl]pentanoic acid, one enantiomer of which is an essential cofactor for many enzyme complexes.

uncountable

CEFR level

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

lipoid lipoidemia lipoidosis lipoinitiation lipoinjection lipointoxication

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