lipic acidn. a crystallizable acid produced by the action of nitric acid upon a fatty acid.
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1852 W. T. BrandeDict. Sci., Lit. & Art (ed. 2) Suppl. 1381/1Lipic acid, an acid formed by acting upon stearic and oleic acid, by means of nitric acid.
1865 in H. Watts Dict. Chem.
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