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A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₆H₁₁O₄, that is derived from oxidation of various fats, slightly soluble in water and soluble in alcohol and acetone, and used especially in the manufacture of nylon and polyurethane foams.

[From Latin adeps, adip-, fat.]

adipic acid [əˈdɪpɪk]

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless crystalline solid used in the preparation of nylon. Formula: HOOC(CH₂)₄COOH

[from New Latin adiposus fat + -ic]

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adipic acid - a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon

hexanedioic acid

carboxylic acid - an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups

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adipic acid (redirected from 1,6-hexanedioic acid)

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