pimelic acid

[puh-mel-ik, -mee-lik]

noun Chemistry.

a crystalline compound, C7H12O4, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in polymers and as a plasticizer.

Origin of pimelic acid

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

Also called heptanedioic acid.

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pimelic acid in Medicine

pimelic acid

[pĭ-mĕl′ĭk]

n.

A crystalline intermediate formed in the oxidation of oleic acid.heptanedioic acid

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