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Hypogaeic
Hypˊo-gæ′ic
,Adj.
[Pref.
hypo-
+ Gr. γαῖα
, γῆ
, earth.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the peanut, or earthnut (
Arachis hypogæa
). Hypogæic acid
(Chem.)
, an acid in the oil of the earthnut, in which it exists as a glyceride, and from which it is extracted as a white, crystalline substance.