hircic acid

hircic acid
A type of oily acid made from mutton suet, having an odor similar to that of a goat, used in the early days of the production of soap, and in soup-making.

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  • Hircic — Hir cic, a. [Cf. F. hircique. See {Hircin}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hircin — Hir cin, n. [L. hircus, he goat, buck: cf. F. hircine.] (Chem.) Hircic acid. See {Hircic}. [R.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hircin — noun hircic acid …   Wiktionary

  • hircin — Hircic Hir cic, a. [Cf. F. hircique. See {Hircin}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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