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sebacic acid definition

se·bacic acid (sə bas′ik, -bā′sik)

a white, crystalline acid, COOH(CH)COOH, obtained by the distillation of oleic acid or castor oil: used in making plasticizers, alkyd resins, etc.

Etymology: < L sebaceus (see sebaceous) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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