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MARGARIC ACID
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
Synonyms:
heptadecanoic acid; margaric acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("margaric acid" is a kind of...):
saturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats)