sebacic acid

sebacic acid
noun
a dicarboxylic acid used to make resins
Syn: ↑decanedioic acid
Hypernyms: ↑carboxylic acid

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\\sə̇ˈbasik-, -bās-\ noun
Etymology: sebacic International Scientific Vocabulary sebac- (from Latin sebaceus) + -ic
: a crystalline dicarboxylic acid HOOC(CH2)8COOH that is made by destructive distillation of a mixture of sodium ricinoleate from castor oil and sodium hydroxide or is obtained as a component of isosebacic acid; decane-dioic acid

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Chem.
a crystalline, slightly water-soluble, dibasic acid, C10H18O4, usually obtained from castor oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of plasticizers and resins.
[1780-90]

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sebacic acid noun
A dibasic acid, the esters of which are used in the production of resins and plasticizers
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  • sebacic acid — [sə bas′ik, səbā′sik] n. [< L sebaceus (see SEBACEOUS) + IC] a white, crystalline acid, COOH(CH2) 8COOH, obtained by the distillation of oleic acid or castor oil: used in making plasticizers, alkyd resins, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • sebacic acid — /səˌbæsɪk ˈæsəd/ (say suh.basik asuhd) noun a white crystalline dibasic acid, (CH2)8(COOH)2. {alteration of earlier sebaceous (acid), replacing eous with ic} …  

  • sebacic acid — noun Etymology: French (acide) sébacique, from Latin sebaceus Date: 1790 a crystalline dicarboxylic acid C10H18O4 used especially in the manufacture of synthetic resins …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sebacic acid — Chem. a crystalline, slightly water soluble, dibasic acid, C10H18O4, usually obtained from castor oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of plasticizers and resins. [1780 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • sebacic acid — noun an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, (CH)(COOH), originally prepared from tallow; it is used in the manufacture of resins, plasticizers and polyester rubbers …   Wiktionary

  • sebacic acid — se•bac′ic ac′id [[t]sɪˈbæs ɪk, ˈbeɪ sɪk[/t]] n. chem. a crystalline, slightly water soluble, dibasic acid, C10H18O4, used chiefly in the manufacture of plasticizers and resins • Etymology: 1780–90; sebac (eous) + ic …   From formal English to slang

  • sebacic — /si bas ik, bay sik/, adj. Chem. of or derived from sebacic acid. [1780 90; SEBAC(EOUS) + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • sebacic — adjective Of or pertaining to sebacic acid or its derivatives …   Wiktionary

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