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ADIPIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adipic acid mean?
• ADIPIC ACID (noun)
The noun ADIPIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
Familiarity information: ADIPIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of nylon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
adipic acid; hexanedioic acid
Hypernyms ("adipic acid" is a kind of...):
carboxylic acid (an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups)
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