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hydnocarpic acid

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hyd⋅no⋅car⋅pic ac⋅id

  [hid-noh-kahr-pik, hid-]
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–noun Pharmacology.
an acid, C16H28O2, obtained from chaulmoogra oil, and used in the treatment of leprosy.
Origin:
1900–05; < Gk hýdno(n) truffle + karp(ós) fruit + -ic
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Main Entry: hyd·no·car·pic acid
Pronunciation: "hid-n&-'kär-pik-
Function: noun
: a low-melting unsaturated acidC16H28O2 occurring as the glyceride in chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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