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oc·ta·de·ca·no·ic ac·id (ok″tə-dek″ə-noґik) systematic name for stearic acid; see also table at fatty acid.
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octadecanoic acid
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octadecanoic acid — noun a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats • Syn: ↑stearic acid • Hypernyms: ↑saturated fatty acid * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dekə|nōik noun Etymology: octadecanoic International Scientific Vocabulary… … Useful english dictionary
octadecanoic acid — noun An alternative name for the stearic acid (a fatty acid) … Wiktionary
octadecanoic acid — /ok teuh dek euh noh ik, ok /, Chem. See stearic acid. [OCTA + DECANE + O + IC] * * * … Universalium
octadecanoic — adjective Of or pertaining to octadecanoic acid or its derivatives Syn: stearic … Wiktionary
Carboxylic acid — Structure of a carboxylic acid Carboxylate ion … Wikipedia
Stearic acid — Stearic acid[1] … Wikipedia
stearic acid — Chem. a colorless, waxlike, sparingly water soluble, odorless solid, C18H36O2, the most common fatty acid, occurring as the glyceride in tallow and other animal fats and in some animal oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, stearates,… … Universalium
saturated fatty acid — noun a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats • Hypernyms: ↑fatty acid • Hyponyms: ↑margaric acid, ↑heptadecanoic acid, ↑butyric acid, ↑butanoic acid, ↑capric acid, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stearic acid — n Octadecanoic acid; one of the most abundant fatty acid s found in animal lipids; used in pharmaceutical preparations, ointments, soaps, and suppositories. * * * stea·ric acid stē .ar ik , .sti(ə)r ik n a white crystalline fatty acid C18H36O2… … Medical dictionary
stearic acid — noun a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats • Syn: ↑octadecanoic acid • Hypernyms: ↑saturated fatty acid … Useful english dictionary
