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sebacic |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sebacic \Se*bac"ic\, a. [L. sebum tallow: cf F. s['e]bacique.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to fat; derived from or resembling, fat; specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also {sebic}, and {pyroleic}, acid), obtained by the distillation or saponification of certain oils (as castor oil) as a white crystalline substance.
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