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Meaning of meconic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A dicarboxylic acid related to pyrone found in certain poppies.

uncountable

Equivalents

Français acide méconique

Examples

“Meconic acid constitutes about 5% of opium.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

meconidine meconidium meconin meconinic acid Meconium meconium ileus