dictionary help| octandioic acid --> suberic acid | medical dictionary |
HOOC-(CH2)6-COOH;used in plastics and in the cross-linking of biopolymers; found in the urine as a product of omega-oxidation of fatty acids.
Synonyms: octandioic acid.
Origin: L. Suber, cork oak, + -ic
(05 Mar 2000)
subepithelium, suberate, subereous, suberic < Prev | Next > suberin, suberite, suberone, suberosis
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