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pimelic, a. Chem.|pɪˈmɛlɪk| [f. Gr. πῑµελή fat + -ic.] In pimelic acid, an acid (C7H12O4) obtained in small crystalline grains by the action of nitric acid on various fatty substances. Hence pimelate |ˈpɪmələt|, a salt of pimelic acid.
1838R. D. Thomson in Brit. Ann. 349 Pimelic acid..was obtained by Laurent from the mother liquor. 1857Miller Elem. Chem. III. 422 Pimelic acid. 1866Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 646 Pimelate of methyl. |