adipic acid
English edit
Noun edit
- (organic chemistry) A white crystalline dicarboxylic acid, ; it has many industrial applications; when condensed with hexamethylene diamine it produces nylon.
Synonyms edit
- E355 when used as an acidity regulator
- hexanedioic acid (IUPAC)
- butane-1,4-dicarboxylic acid
- butanedicarboxylic acid
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Translations edit
crystalline dicarboxylic acid
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