thapsic acid

noun

thap·​sic acid

ˈthapsik-

: a crystalline dicarboxylic acid HOOC(CH₂)₁₄COOH found in the roots of the deadly carrot and the wax of a juniper (Juniperus sabina); hexadecane-dioic acid

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Thapsia (genus name of the deadly carrot Thapsia garganica) + English -ic

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