Category:Valeric

Va*ler"ic, a. (chem.)

Defn: valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three Metameric acids, of which the typical one (called also inactive Valeric acid), c4h9co2h, is obtained from valerian root and other Sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily liquid, having a strong acid Taste, and an odor of old cheese. Active valeric acid, a metameric Variety which turns the plane of polarization to the right, although Formed by the oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol.