Roccellic \Roc*cel"lic\, a. [F. roccellique, fr. roccelle archil, It. & NL. roccella, fr. It. rocca a rock, because archil grows on rock.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic series found in archil ({Roccella tinctoria}, etc.), and other lichens, and extracted as a white crystalline substance {C17H32O4}. [1913 Webster]