Azelaic acid, wanda kuma aka sani da nonanedioic acid, cikakken dicarboxylic acid ne tare da tsarin kwayoyin C9H16O4.Ya bayyana a matsayin fari, lu'u-lu'u lu'u-lu'u, wanda ya sa shi sauƙi mai narkewa a cikin kaushi na kwayoyin halitta kamar ethanol da acetone.Bugu da ƙari kuma, yana da nauyin kwayoyin halitta na 188.22 g/mol.
Azelaic acid ya sami karbuwa sosai saboda nau'ikan aikace-aikacen sa daban-daban a fannoni daban-daban.A cikin masana'antar kula da fata, yana nuna kaddarorin antimicrobial da anti-mai kumburi, yana mai da shi ingantaccen sinadari don magance yanayin fata daban-daban, gami da kuraje, rosacea, da hyperpigmentation.Yana taimakawa wajen toshe pores, rage kumburi, da daidaita yawan samar da mai, wanda zai haifar da fata mai haske da lafiya.
Bugu da ƙari, azelaic acid ya nuna alƙawarin a fannin aikin gona a matsayin mai ƙara kuzari.Ƙarfinsa don haɓaka ci gaban tushen, photosynthesis, da shayar da abinci a cikin tsire-tsire ya sa ya zama kyakkyawan zaɓi don inganta yawan amfanin gona da ingancin gaba ɗaya.Hakanan za'a iya amfani dashi azaman maƙarƙashiya mai ƙarfi ga wasu ƙwayoyin cuta na shuka, yadda ya kamata ya kare tsire-tsire daga cututtuka.