'Ampelopsis quinquefolia' definitions:
Definition of 'Ampelopsis quinquefolia'
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- Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n. One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. [1913 Webster]
- Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia Virginica}).
- Virginia creeper (Bot.), a common ornamental North American woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also woodbine, and American ivy. [U. S.]
- Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence.
- Virginia nightingale (Zool.), the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal.
- Virginia quail (Zool.), the bobwhite.
- Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in the United States. --Bartlett.
- Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ampelopsis quinquefolia'
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- Glycolic \Gly*col"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether; glycolic acid. [1913 Webster]
- Glycolic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, found naturally in unripe grapes and in the leaves of the wild grape (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), and produced artificially in many ways, as by the oxidation of glycol, -- whence its name. It is a sirupy, or white crystalline, substance, HO.CH2.CO2H, has the properties both of an alcohol and an acid, and is a type of the hydroxy acids; -- called also hydroxyacetic acid. [1913 Webster]