Hyp·o·gæ·ic a.  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.
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