C6H5CHOHCOOH

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  amygdalic \am`yg*dal"ic\ ([.a]m`[i^]g*d[.a]l"[i^]k [a^]s"[i^]d),
     n. (Chem.)
     An organic acid ({C6H5.CH(OH).COOH}) extracted from bitter
     almonds; called also {mandelic acid} and
     {[alpha]-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid}.
     [PJC]