| suberic | <chemistry> Of or pertaining to cork; specifically, designating an acid, CH.(COH), homologous with oxalic acid, and obtained from cork and certain fatty oils, as a white crystalline substance. Origin: L. Suber the cork tree: cf. F. Subereque. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| suberic acid | HOOC-(CH2)6-COOH;used in plastics and in the cross-linking of biopolymers; found in the urine as a product of ω-oxidation of fatty acids. Synonym: octandioic acid. Origin: L. Suber, cork oak, + -ic (05 Mar 2000) |