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suberic acid

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a crystalline dibasic acid, C 8 H 1 4 O 4 , obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.

suberic acid

/ ːˈɛɪ /

noun

  1. another name for octanedioic acid

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Word History and Origins

Origin of suberic acid1

First recorded in 1800–10
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suberic acid1

C18: from French ܲéܱ, from Latin ū cork (from which the acid is obtained)

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