Hircic

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

  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 substance. The substance has also been called
     {hircin}. --Watts.


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