sebic

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sebic \Se"bic\, a.
   See {Sebacic}. [Obs.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sebacic \Se*bac"ic\, a. [L. sebum tallow: cf. F. s['e]bacique.]
   (Chem.)
   Of or pertaining to fat; derived from, or resembling, fat;
   specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also
   {sebic}, and {pyroleic}, acid), obtained by the distillation
   or saponification of certain oils (as castor oil) as a white
   crystalline substance.
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