hydnocarpic acid

hydnocarpic acid
/hid"noh kahr"pik, hid'-/, Pharm.
an acid, C16H28O2, obtained from chaulmoogra oil, and used in the treatment of leprosy.
[1900-05; < Gk hýdno(n) truffle + karp(ós) fruit + -IC]

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