Suberic-acid
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a crystalline dibasic acid, C 8 H 1 4 O 4 , obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.
suberic acid
/sjuːˈbɛrɪk/
noun
1.
another name for octanedioic acid
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