Definition of "adipic" [a•dip•ic]

• Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid. (adjective)
• Of, or derived from adipic acid. (adjective)

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• "Indeed in response to this, starting in May 2013, the EU has banned companies covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme from using CERs from HFC-23 and N2O adipic acid industrial gas projects."
• "Europe and South Korea of adipic acid, a chemical used to make nylon."
• "The ETS would also expand beyond CO2 to include nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from nitric, adipic, and glyoxalic acid production, and perofluorocarbon (PFC) emissions from the aluminum sector."