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behenic

behenic adjective: of or pertaining to behenic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

behenic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to behenic acid or its derivatives.

Origin of behenic

From behen + -ic, from its presence in the oil.

Words formed from behenic

Phrases with behenic

Questions about behenic

What does behenic mean?
Behenic means of or pertaining to behenic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is behenic?
Behenic is an adjective.

Words near behenic in the dictionary

  1. behenamide
  2. behenate
  3. behenates
  4. behenchod
  5. behenchods
  6. behenic
  7. behenic acid
  8. behenji
  9. behenjis
  10. behenoyl
  11. behentrimonium chloride

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