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sebacic
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sebacic, a. [L. sebum tallow: cf. F. sébacique.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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