#adipic

• Adip- — A primary element of scholarly compounding (prefixoid) derived from scientific Latin, used to introduce into the resulting term a structural reference to fat, adipose tissue, or fatty acids; it functions as a reduced variant of 'adipo-' before a vowel (as encountered in forming medical or chemical terms like adipic acid or adipate), indicating lipoprotein composition.
• Adipic — Relating to fat, of the nature of fat, or derived from it; in organic chemistry, the structural term specifically defines adipic acid (hexanedioic acid), a saturated dicarboxylic acid widely used at an industrial level as a fundamental raw material in the synthesis of nylon, polyurethanes, and plasticizers.