phytic acid

English

Noun

phytic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The compound inositol hexaphosphoric acid' present in cereals etc as alkali and alkaline earth salts; it is a source of phosphorus for ruminants but is indigestible for carnivores

Related terms

• phytase
• phytate

Translations

compound

• Dutch: fytinezuur n
• Finnish: fytiinihappo
• French: acide phytique (fr) m
• German: Phytinsäure f
• Icelandic: fýtínsýra f
• Italian: acido fitico m
• Japanese: フィチン酸 (fichinsan)
• Spanish: ácido fítico m
• Swedish: fytinsyra c