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Pentanoic acid (medicine)


pentanoic acid -->
valeric acid


CH3(CH2)3COOH;normal aliphatic acid; distilled from valerian; some of its salts are used in medicine; found in human colon.

Synonym: pentanoic acid.


plutocracy (oh)



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[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Greek; Origin: ploutokratia, from ploutos 'wealth' + -kratia '-cracy']
a ruling class or government that consists of rich people, or a country that is governed by rich people