Lipic

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

  Lipic \Lip"ic\ (l[i^]p"[i^]k), a. [Gr. li`pos fat.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly
     used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by
     the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wax, etc.
     [1913 Webster]