pimelic acid
[ puh-mel-ik, -mee-lik ]
/ pəˈmɛl ɪk, -ˈmi lɪk /
noun Chemistry.
a crystalline compound, C7H12O4, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in polymers and as a plasticizer.
Also called
heptanedioic acid.
Origin of pimelic acid
1830–40; < Greek
pīmel(ḗ) soft fat +
-ic
Words nearby pimelic acid
pilus incarnatus,
pim,
pima,
pima cotton,
piman,
pimelic acid,
pimelo-,
pimelopterygium,
pimento,
pimento cheese,
pimentón
Medical definitions for pimelic acid
pimelic acid
[ pĭ-mĕl′ĭk ]
n.
A crystalline intermediate formed in the oxidation of oleic acid.
heptanedioic acid