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suberic acid definition

su·beric acid (sə ber′ik)

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

Etymology: Fr suberique < L suber, cork tree

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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