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Valeric

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Valeric'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/valeric.html. 1828.