Category:Sebacic

Se*bac"ic, a. Etym: [l. sebum tallow: cf. F. sébacique.] (chem.)

Defn: of or pertaining to fat; derived from, or resembling, fat; Specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also sebic, and Pyroleic, acid), obtained by the distillation or saponification of Certain oils (as castor oil) as a white crystalline substance.