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adipic acid

adipic acid noun: a white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₄H₈(COOH)₂; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon.

adipic acid: a white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₄H₈(COOH)₂; it has many industrial applications; when...
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Noun

adipic acid (uncountable)

  1. A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₄H₈(COOH)₂; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon.
    Synonyms:
    E355 when used as an acidity regulator, hexanedioic acid, butane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, butanedicarboxylic acid

adipic acid meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

adipic acid in Tamil

அடிப்பிக் அமிலம், அடிப்பிக்கமிலம்

adipic acid in Indonesian

crystalline dicarboxylic acid
asam adipat

Synonyms of adipic acid

Words formed from adipic acid

Questions about adipic acid

What does adipic acid mean?
Adipic acid means a white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₄H₈(COOH)₂; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon.
What is adipic acid in Tamil?
Adipic acid in Tamil is அடிப்பிக் அமிலம், அடிப்பிக்கமிலம். See Adipic acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is adipic acid?
Adipic acid is a noun.

Words near adipic acid in the dictionary

  1. adipectomies
  2. adipectomy
  3. adipescent
  4. adiphenine
  5. adipic
  6. adipic acid
  7. adipimidate
  8. adipimidates
  9. adipiodone
  10. adipiplon
  11. adipo-

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