English Explanatory Dictionary

adipic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

adipic acid

Synonyms

E355 when used as an acidity regulator hexanedioic acid butane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid butanedicarboxylic acid

Derived words

aminoadipic acid ketoadipic acid
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