suberic acid

noun Chemistry.

a crystalline dibasic acid, C8H14O4, obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.

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Origin of suberic acid

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby suberic acid

subependymoma, subequatorial, suber, subereous, suberic, suberic acid, suberin, suberization, suberize, suberose, subfamily
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British Dictionary definitions for suberic acid

suberic acid
/ (sjuːˈbɛrɪk) /

noun

another name for octanedioic acid

Word Origin for suberic acid

C18: from French subérique, from Latin sūber cork (from which the acid is obtained)
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