Adipic acid
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, c 6 h 10 o 4 , used chiefly in the synthesis of nylon.
historical examples
i said, “well, adipic acid is a known polyester ingredient.”
the professional approach charles leonard harness
noun
a colourless crystalline solid used in the preparation of nylon. formula: hooc(ch2)4cooh
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a combining form with the meaning “fat, fatty tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: adipocere. adipo- or adip- pref. fat: adipocyte.
- Adipocele
adipocele adipocele ad·i·po·cele (ād’ə-pō-sēl’) n. see lipocele.
- Adipocellular
adipocellular adipocellular ad·i·po·cel·lu·lar (ād’ə-pō-sěl’yə-lər) adj. relating to or composed of fatty tissue and connective tissue.
- Adipocyte
. noun a fat cell that acc-mulates and stores fats adipocyte ad·i·po·cyte (ād’ə-pō-sīt’) n. see fat cell.
- Adipogenesis
adipogenesis adipogenesis ad·i·po·gen·e·sis (ād’ə-pō-jěn’ĭ-sĭs) n. see lipogenesis. ad’i·po·gen’ic or ad’i·pog’e·nous (-pŏj’ə-nəs) adj.