lipic

Lipic

Lip"ic\ (l[i^]p"[i^]k), a. [Gr. li`pos fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wax, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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