Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pimelic \Pi*mel"ic\, a. [Gr. ? fat.] (Chem.)
   (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance obtained from
       certain fatty substances, and subsequently shown to be a
       mixture of suberic and adipic acids.
   (b) Designating the acid proper ({C5H10(CO2/H)2}) which is
       obtained from camphoric acid.