carnaubic acid

\(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷bik-, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|übik-\ noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary carnaubic (from carnauba + -ic) + acid; originally formed as German karnaubasäure

: a crystalline fatty acid that is found as esters and especially in carnauba wax and wool fat and that may be a mixture of acids