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

British Dictionary definitions for suberic acid

suberic acid
/ (sjuːˈbɛrɪk) /

noun

another name for octanedioic acid

Word Origin for suberic acid

C18: from French subérique, from Latin sūber cork (from which the acid is obtained)