\Hyp`o*g[ae]"ic\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. gai^a, gh^,
earth.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, the peanut, or earthnut
({Arachis hypog[ae]a}).

{Hypog[ae]ic 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.