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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fatty principle found in the fat of goats and, to a certain extent, in that of sheep. The corresponding fatty acid is termed hircic acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.), rare Hircic acid. See hircic.

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  • noun hircic acid.

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