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hexadecanoic acid

hexadecanoic acid noun: any aliphatic carboxylic acid that has sixteen carbon atoms, but especially palmitic acid.

Noun

hexadecanoic acid (countable and uncountable, plural hexadecanoic acids)

  1. Any aliphatic carboxylic acid that has sixteen carbon atoms, but especially palmitic acid

Forms of hexadecanoic acid

pluralhexadecanoic acids

Questions about hexadecanoic acid

What does hexadecanoic acid mean?
Hexadecanoic acid means any aliphatic carboxylic acid that has sixteen carbon atoms, but especially palmitic acid.
What part of speech is hexadecanoic acid?
Hexadecanoic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of hexadecanoic acid?
The plural of hexadecanoic acid is hexadecanoic acids.

Words near hexadecanoic acid in the dictionary

  1. hexadecanion
  2. hexadecanions
  3. hexadecanoate
  4. hexadecanoates
  5. hexadecanoic
  6. hexadecanoic acid
  7. hexadecanol
  8. hexadecanolide
  9. hexadecanols
  10. hexadecanone
  11. hexadecanones

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