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octadecanoic

octadecanoic adjective: of or pertaining to octadecanoic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

octadecanoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to octadecanoic acid or its derivatives
    Synonyms:
    stearic

Synonyms of octadecanoic

Origin of octadecanoic

From octadecane + -oic.

Words formed from octadecanoic

Phrases with octadecanoic

Questions about octadecanoic

What does octadecanoic mean?
Octadecanoic means of or pertaining to octadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is octadecanoic?
Octadecanoic is an adjective.

Words near octadecanoic in the dictionary

  1. octadecane
  2. octadecanes
  3. octadecanethiol
  4. octadecanoate
  5. octadecanoates
  6. octadecanoic
  7. octadecanoic acid
  8. octadecanoid
  9. octadecanoids
  10. octadecanol
  11. octadecanoyl

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