pichuric, a. Chem.
(pɪˈtʃʊərɪk)
[f. next + -ic.]
Of, pertaining to, or derived from pichurim beans. pichuric acid, a synonym of lauric acid.
| 1866 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 636 Pichuric acid,..Lauric Acid. 1880 Libr. Univ. Knowl. (N.Y.) VIII. 716 Lauric acid, also called..pichuric acid,..first described by Maisson in 1842,..in the solid fat and volatile oil of pichurim beans. |