hircinn.
/ˈhəːsɪn/ Chemistry.
A peculiar substance existing in the fat of the goat (and, in a less degree, in that of the sheep) on which its strong odour depends.
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hircin1836
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 233/1 A distinct fatty matter..which Chevreul has called hircin.
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 557/2 Hircine..When saponified..produces hircic acid.
c1865 H. Letheby in J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 94/1 Tallow..contains a few other fats, as hircine, butyrine, etc.
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