adipic acid
/əˈdɪpɪk/noun
mass noun
1- Chemistry a crystalline fatty acid obtained from natural fats and used especially in the manufacture of nylon【化】脂肪酸。
1.1
- Alternative name: hexanedioic acid;chem.formula: HOOC(CH2)4COOH.又名： 己二酸; 化学分子式：HOOC(CH2)4COOH.
派生词
adipate
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin adeps, adip- 'fat' (because the acid was first prepared by oxidizing fats) + -IC.