See Also: ophthalmic acid(medicine)
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ambit (oh) and ophthalmic acid (medicine)


ambit (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: ambitus, from the past participle of ambire; AMBIENT]
the range or limit of someone's authority, influence etc
fall within the ambit of sth
::areas falling within the ambit of our research

ophthalmic acid (medicine)


ophthalmic acid


A tripeptide occurring in lens, similar to glutathione but differing in the replacement of cysteine by alpha-amino-n-butyric acid (i.e., in the replacement of -SH by -CH3); a potent inhibitor of glyoxalase.

Compare: norophthalmic acid.