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arachidic acid

arachidic acid noun: a long-chain fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₈COOH, found in groundnut oil.

Noun

arachidic acid (uncountable)

  1. A long-chain fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₈COOH, found in groundnut oil

Words formed from arachidic acid

Questions about arachidic acid

What does arachidic acid mean?
Arachidic acid means a long-chain fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₁₈COOH, found in groundnut oil.
What part of speech is arachidic acid?
Arachidic acid is a noun.

Words near arachidic acid in the dictionary

  1. arachibutyrophobia
  2. arachic
  3. arachidate
  4. arachidates
  5. arachidic
  6. arachidic acid
  7. arachidonate
  8. arachidonates
  9. arachidonic
  10. arachidonic acid
  11. arachidonoyl

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