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