Adipic
Definition
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.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Adipic
- Hexanedioic
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable descriptive adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Chemical loanword derived from the French 'adipique', based on the Latin nomenclature for fatty substances. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ə.ˈdɪ.pɪk] |
| Source | Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry and IUPAC Organic Chemistry Nomenclature |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Materia primă principală pentru fabricarea fibrelor sintetice de nailon este acidul adipic.
EN: The primary raw material for manufacturing synthetic nylon fibers is adipic acid.
RO: În urma procesului de oxidare a ciclohexanului în laborator, s-a obținut o masă cristalină de natură adipică.
EN: Following the cyclohexane oxidation process in the laboratory, a crystalline mass of an adipic nature was obtained.
RO: Inginerul chimist a analizat solubilitatea unui compus adipic în diferiți solvenți organici la temperaturi înalte.
EN: The chemical engineer analyzed the solubility of an adipic compound in various organic solvents at high temperatures.
Idioms & Phrases
Acid adipic / Adipic acid
RO: Acid dicarboxilic solid, alb și cristalin, cu formula chimică C6H10O4, esențial în industria maselor plastice.
EN: A solid, white, crystalline dicarboxylic acid with the chemical formula C6H10O4, essential in the plastics industry.
Ester adipic / Adipic ester
RO: Compus organic rezultat din reacția acidului adipic cu un alcool, utilizat ca plastifiant pentru PVC.
EN: An organic compound resulting from the reaction of adipic acid with an alcohol, used as a plasticizer for PVC.
Ciclu adipic / Adipic cycle
RO: Succesiune de reacții biochimice sau tehnologice care implică transformarea și degradarea compușilor cu șase atomi de carbon.
EN: A sequence of biochemical or technological reactions involving the transformation and degradation of compounds with six carbon atoms.
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