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carnaubic acid

carnaubic acid noun: a mixture of fatty acids present as glycerides in carnauba wax.

Noun

carnaubic acid (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of fatty acids present as glycerides in carnauba wax

Questions about carnaubic acid

What does carnaubic acid mean?
Carnaubic acid means a mixture of fatty acids present as glycerides in carnauba wax.
What part of speech is carnaubic acid?
Carnaubic acid is a noun.

Words near carnaubic acid in the dictionary

  1. carnations
  2. carnauba
  3. carnauba wax
  4. carnauba waxes
  5. carnaubas
  6. carnaubic acid
  7. carnaval
  8. carnavals
  9. Carnavon
  10. Carnbroe
  11. Carnby

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