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hexadecatrienoic acid

hexadecatrienoic acid noun: a polyunsaturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and three double bonds.

Noun

hexadecatrienoic acid (uncountable)

  1. A polyunsaturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and three double bonds

Questions about hexadecatrienoic acid

What does hexadecatrienoic acid mean?
Hexadecatrienoic acid means a polyunsaturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and three double bonds.
What part of speech is hexadecatrienoic acid?
Hexadecatrienoic acid is a noun.

Words near hexadecatrienoic acid in the dictionary

  1. hexadecarsenide
  2. hexadecarsenides
  3. hexadecatriene
  4. hexadecatrienes
  5. hexadecatrienoic
  6. hexadecatrienoic acid
  7. hexadecavalent
  8. hexadecenal
  9. hexadecenals
  10. hexadecene
  11. hexadecenes

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