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sebacic acid

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a crystalline, slightly water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 1 0 H 1 8 O 4 , usually obtained from castor oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of plasticizers and resins.


sebacic acid

/ -ˈbeɪ-; sɪˈbæsɪk /

noun

  1. another name for decanedioic acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sebacic acid1

First recorded in 1780–90

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