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pimelic acid

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

/ pəˈmɛl ɪk, -ˈmi lɪk /

noun Chemistry.

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

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Nearby words

pilus incarnatus, pim, pima, pima cotton, piman, pimelic acid, pimelo-, pimelopterygium, pimento, pimento cheese, pimentón

Origin of pimelic acid

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

Also called heptanedioic acid.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for pimelic acid

pimelic acid

[ pĭ-mĕl′ĭk ]

n.

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

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