Ipomoeic \Ip`o*m[oe]"ic\ ([i^]p`[-o]*m[=e]"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the
oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of
{Ipom[oe]a purga}), and identical in most of its properties
with sebacic acid.
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