CALCIUM OCTADECANOATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water

Synonyms:

calcium octadecanoate; calcium stearate

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("calcium octadecanoate" is a kind of...):

salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))

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