sebacic, a. Chem.
(sɪˈbæsɪk)
[f. L. sēbāc-eus sebaceous + -ic.]
sebacic acid: an acid obtained by the distillation of oleic acid. (Cf. sebic.)
| 1790 Kerr tr. Lavoisier's Elem. Chem. 286 To obtain the sebacic acid, let some suet be melted [etc.]. 1836 [see sebic]. 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 50/2 His [Kerner's] investigations on the influence of sebacic acid on animal organisms. |