glycyrrhetinic acid (English, noun)
expansion: glycyrrhetinic acid (uncountable)
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glosses: A pentacyclic triterpenoid derivative of the beta-amyrin type obtained from the hydrolysis of glycyrrhizic acid, used in flavoring to mask bitter tastes and in the treatment of peptic ulcer.
tags: uncountable
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