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Definition of Valeric
Valeric Valeric Va*ler"ic, a. (Chem.)
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.