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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adipic \A*dip"ic\ ([.a]*d[i^]p"[i^]k), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid. [1913 Webster]