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hexacosanols

hexacosanols is the plural of hexacosanol.

Meaning of hexacosanol

Noun

hexacosanol (plural hexacosanols)

  1. Any of very many isomeric aliphatic alcohols having 26 carbon atoms, but especially the unbranched primary alcohol 1-hexacosanol.
    • The primary form of wax in the Lactuca genus was the C26 alcohol, hexacosanol.2015 July 17, “Influence of Epicuticular Physicochemical Properties on Porcine Rotavirus Adsorption to 24 Leafy Green Vegetables and Tomatoes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about hexacosanols

What is hexacosanols the plural of?
Hexacosanols is the plural of hexacosanol.

Words near hexacosanols in the dictionary

  1. hexacosane
  2. hexacosanes
  3. hexacosanoic
  4. hexacosanoic acid
  5. hexacosanol
  6. hexacosanols
  7. hexacosene
  8. hexacosenes
  9. hexacosenoate
  10. hexacosenoates
  11. hexacosenoic acid

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