glycyrrhetinic acid

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Noun

glycyrrhetinic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A pentacyclic triterpenoid derivative of the beta-amyrin type obtained from the hydrolysis of glycyrrhizic acid, used in flavoring to mask bitter tastes and in the treatment of peptic ulcer.

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