IPOMOEIC

Ip`o*moe"ic, a. (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of Ipomoea purga), and identical in most of its properties with sebacic acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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