adipic

English

Etymology

From Latin adeps (“lard, fat”).

Adjective

adipic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.
2. (organic chemistry) Of, or derived from adipic acid.

Related terms

• adipose
• adiposeness
• adiposis
• adiposity

Translations

of or derived from adipic acid

• Spanish: adípico (es)

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• Italian: adipico m