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Meaning of syringic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A naturally occurring O-methylated trihydroxybenzoic acid found in various plants.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Syringasäure
Français acide syringique

Examples

“Decarboxylation of syringic acid during oxidative coupling has also been observed in the linkage of syringic acid with itself,¹⁰ substituted anilines,¹¹ and 2,4-dichlorophenol.¹²”
“2015, Miia R. Mäkelä, et al., 2. Aromatic Metabolism of Filamentous Fungi, Sima Sariaslani, Geoffrey Michael Gadd, Advances in Applied Microbiology, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 112, The conversion of syringic acid has been studied in detail in the white-rot basidiomycete Sporotrichum pulverulentum (an anamorph of P. chrysosporium) (Eriksson, Gupta, Nishida, & Rao, 1984).”
“Syringic acid, also known as 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzoic acid, is a member of the hydroxybenzoic acid subclass. Syringic acid is prominently found in various spices, including olives, dates, honey, and pumpkin [92].”

CEFR level

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

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