Agaric acid
a white, microcrystalline, water-soluble powder, c 22 h 40 o 7 : formerly used in medicine to stop excessive perspiration.
agaric acid or ag·a·ric·ic acid (āg’ə-rĭs’ĭk) or a·gar·i·cin·ic acid (ə-gār’ə-sĭn’ĭk)
n.
an acid obtained from agaric and responsible for the anhidrotic action of the fungus.
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