arachidic
American
[ar-uh-kid-ik]
/ ˌær əˈkɪd ɪk /
Also
arachic
adjective
Chemistry.
Etymology
Origin of arachidic
1850–55; arachid- (< New Latin, stem of Arachis the groundnut genus, irregular < Greek arakís, diminutive of árakas a leguminous plant, probably Lathyrus arnuus ) + -ic
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