hydnocarpic acid

 [hid-noh-kahr-pik, hid-]  

hyd·no·car·pic ac·id

   [hid-noh-kahr-pik, hid-]
noun Pharmacology.
an acid, C16H28O2, obtained from chaulmoogra oil, and used in the treatment of leprosy.
Origin:
1900–05; < Greek hýdno(n) truffle + karp(ós) fruit + -ic
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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hydnocarpic acid (ˌhɪdnəʊˈkɑːpɪk)
 
—n
a cyclic fatty acid occurring in the form of its glycerides in chaulmoogra oil. Formula: C16H28O2
 
[C20: from Greek hudnon truffle + karpos fruit + -ic]

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