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pimelic acid
[ puh-mel-ik, -mee-lik ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 2 O 4 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in polymers and as a plasticizer.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pimelic acid1
1830–40; < Greek pīmel ( ḗ ) soft fat + -ic
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