|stipə|tad.ik- noun
Etymology: stipitatic from New Latin stipitatum (specific epithet of Penicillium stipitatum ) (neuter of stipitatus stipitate) + English -ic
: a cream-colored solid acid (HO) 2 C 7 H 3 OCOOH related to tropolone and formed from sugar as a metabolic product of a mold ( Penicillium stipitatum ); 3,6-dihydroxy-4-oxo-cyclo-hepta-triene-carboxylic acid