- Hypogaeic acid
- Hypogaeic Hyp`o*g[ae]"ic, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. gai^a, gh^,
earth.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the peanut, or earthnut
({Arachis hypog[ae]a}).
[1913 Webster]
{Hypog[ae]ic acid} (Chem.), an acid in the oil of the earthnut, in which it exists as a glyceride, and from which it is extracted as a white, crystalline substance. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.