alpha-hydroxy acid

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Definitions of alpha-hydroxy acid words

noun alpha-hydroxy acid a type of organic acid, commonly used in skin-care preparations, that has a hydroxyl group attached to the carbon atom next to the carbon atom carrying the carboxyl group 3
noun alpha-hydroxy acid (organic chemistry) Any hydroxy acid, of general formula RCH(OH)COOH, used in the cosmetic industry for their supposed property of reducing wrinkles. 0

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