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Marquesan (iou) and thioglycolic acid (medicine)


Marquesan (iou)



Marquesan noun & adjective. L18.
[from Marquesas (see below) + -AN.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands in the S. Pacific; spec. a member of the aboriginal Polynesian people of these islands. Also, the Polynesian language of this people. L18.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Marquesans or their language. M19.

thioglycolic acid (medicine)


thioglycolic acid


HSCH2COOH;used as a reagent for the detection of metals such as iron, molybdenum, silver, and tin; the ammonium and sodium salts are used in Home permanents, the calcium salt as a depilatory.

Synonym: mercaptoacetic acid.