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veratric acid
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Veratric \Ve*ra"tric\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus Veratrum. [1913 Webster] Veratric acid (Chem.), an acid occurring, together with veratrine, in the root of white hellebore ({Veratrum album}), and in sabadilla seed; -- extracted as a white crystalline substance which is related to protocatechuic acid. [1913 Webster]
