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pimelic acid

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[puh-mel-ik, -mee-lik] / pəˈmɛl ɪk, -ˈmi lɪk /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 2 O 4 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in polymers and as a plasticizer.

Etymology

Origin of pimelic acid

1830–40; < Greek pīmel ( ḗ ) soft fat + -ic

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