arachidic
[ ar-uh-kid-ik ]
/ ˌær əˈkɪd ɪk /
adjective Chemistry.
of or derived from arachidic acid.
Also
a·rach·ic
[uh-rak-ik] /əˈræk ɪk/.
Origin of arachidic
1850–55;
arachid- (< New Latin, stem of
Arachis the groundnut genus, irregular < Greek
arakís, diminutive of
árakas a leguminous plant, probably
Lathyrus arnuus) +
-ic
Words nearby arachidic
araby,
aracaju,
aracajú,
aracari,
araceous,
arachidic,
arachidic acid,
arachidonic acid,
arachis oil,
arachne,
arachnid