Hircic acid

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA type of oily acid (a mixture rich in capric- and caproic acids) made from mutton suet, having an odor similar to that of a goat, used in the early days of the production of soap, and in soup-making.

Synonyms

hircin hirsutic acid rutic acid rutinic acid hiascic acid ilicic acid urrhodinic acid hordeic acid geic acid cetic acid arsinous acid rhizocarpic acid

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