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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sebacic acid¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Fat is a fluid similar to vegetable oils, inodorous, and lighter than water; besides the elements common to water, to oils, and wax, it contains carbon, hydrogen, and sebacic acid, which is pretty similar to the acetic.

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Sē′bāte, a salt formed by the combination of sebacic acid with a base.—adj.

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XLII.—Observations upon the Sebacic Acid, and its Combinations with the Salifiable Bases, 286 SECT.

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By this process the sebacic acid unites with the lime into a sebat of lime, which is difficultly soluble in water; it is, however, separated from the fatty matters with which it is mixed by solution in a large quantity of boiling water.

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To obtain the sebacic acid, let some suet be melted in a skillet over the fire, alongst with some quick-lime in fine powder, and constantly stirred, raising the fire towards the end of the operation, and taking care to avoid the vapours, which are very offensive.

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