• (a.) Of or pertaining to fat; derived from, or resembling, fat; specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also sebic, and pyroleic, acid), obtained by the distillation or saponification of certain oils (as castor oil) as a white crystalline substance.
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Se·bac'ic adjective [ Latin
sebum tallow: confer French
sébacique .]
(Chemistry) Of or pertaining to fat; derived from, or resembling, fat; specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also
sebic , and
pyroleic , acid), obtained by the distillation or saponifi...
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