cimicic acid

noun

A foul-smelling unsaturated fatty acid, C₁₅H₂₈O₂, obtained from bed bugs of the family Cimicidae.

Meanings

nouncimicic acid (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA foul-smelling unsaturated fatty acid, C₁₅H₂₈O₂, obtained from bed bugs of the family Cimicidae.
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