sə̇ˈbasik-, -bās- noun
Etymology: sebacic International Scientific Vocabulary sebac- (from Latin sebaceus ) + -ic
: a crystalline dicarboxylic acid HOOC(CH 2 ) 8 COOH that is made by destructive distillation of a mixture of sodium ricinoleate from castor oil and sodium hydroxide or is obtained as a component of isosebacic acid; decane-dioic acid