Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
hircin .
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- noun historical A type of
oily acid made frommutton suet , having an odor similar to that of agoat , used in the early days of the production ofsoap , and in soup-making.
Etymologies
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Named by Michel Eugène Chevreul, a French chemist. First use in 1823
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