The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glycolic \Gly*col"ic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether; glycolic acid.
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.
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.
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 (Zo["o]l.), the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal.
Virginia quail (Zo["o]l.), the bobwhite.
Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in
the United States.
--Bartlett.
Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock.