hircic acid
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Hircic — Hir cic, a. [Cf. F. hircique. See {Hircin}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hircin — Hir cin, n. [L. hircus, he goat, buck: cf. F. hircine.] (Chem.) Hircic acid. See {Hircic}. [R.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hircin — noun hircic acid … Wiktionary
hircin — Hircic Hir cic, a. [Cf. F. hircique. See {Hircin}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
