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suberic acid

(sə ber′ik)

a dibasic acid, HOOC(CH)COOH, obtained by the oxidation of cork and from other sources

Origin: Fr suberique < L suber, cork tree

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noun

A colorless crystalline dibasic acid, HOOC(CH₂)₆COOH, used in the manufacture of plastics.

Origin:

Origin: French subérique

Origin: , from Latin sūber, cork

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