1838 T. Thomson 805 The kinovic acid of Pelletier and Caventou has considerable analogy with the oily acids.
1932 27 May 566/2 The acid of this fraction is an unsaturated acid which, on oxidation with cold 5 per cent. KMnO4, yields succinic acid and an oily acid.
1991 (Nexis) 30 Mar. A smirking culture critic was wheeled on to deconstruct this ritual with talk of certain oily acids shared by cheese, rotting bones and human sweat.