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cerotic acid

cerotic acid noun: a very-long-chain saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH, found in beeswax and carnauba wax.

Noun

cerotic acid (uncountable)

  1. A very-long-chain saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH, found in beeswax and carnauba wax.

Synonyms of cerotic acid

Questions about cerotic acid

What does cerotic acid mean?
Cerotic acid means a very-long-chain saturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₂₄COOH, found in beeswax and carnauba wax.
What part of speech is cerotic acid?
Cerotic acid is a noun.

Words near cerotic acid in the dictionary

  1. cerosine
  2. cerote
  3. cerotene
  4. cerotenes
  5. cerotic
  6. cerotic acid
  7. cerotin
  8. cerotinic
  9. cerotinic acid
  10. cerotype
  11. cerotypes

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