a. Chem. [f. Gr. λίπ-ος fat + -IC.] Lipic acid: a crystallizable acid produced by the action of nitric acid upon a fatty acid.
1852. Brande, Dict. Sci., etc. Suppl., Lipic acid, an acid formed by acting upon stearic and oleic acid, by means of nitric acid.
1865. in Watts, Dict. Chem.
