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hydnocarpic acid

noun hyd·no·car·pic acid \ˌhid-nə-ˈkär-pik-\

Medical Definition of HYDNOCARPIC ACID

:  a low-melting unsaturated acid C16H28O2 occurring as the glyceride in chaulmoogra oil and hydnocarpus oil

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