Adipic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adipic \A*dip"ic\ ([.a]*d[i^]p"[i^]k), a. [L. adeps, adipis,
     fat.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; --
     applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of
     nitric acid.
     [1913 Webster]