arachidic

[ ar-uh-kid-ik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. of or derived from arachidic acid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arachidic¹

1850–55; arachid- (< New Latin, stem of Arachis the groundnut genus, irregular < Greek arakís, diminutive of árakas a leguminous plant, probably Lathyrus arnuus ) + -ic