suberic acid
noun Chemistry.
a crystalline dibasic acid, C8H14O4, obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.
Origin of suberic acid
First recorded in 1800–10
Words nearby suberic acid
subependymoma,
subequatorial,
suber,
subereous,
suberic,
suberic acid,
suberin,
suberization,
suberize,
suberose,
subfamily
British Dictionary definitions for suberic acid
Word Origin for suberic acid
C18: from French
subérique, from Latin
sūber cork (from which the acid is obtained)