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octadecenoic

octadecenoic adjective: of or pertaining to octadecenoic acid or its derivatives; oleic.

Adjective

octadecenoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to octadecenoic acid or its derivatives; oleic.

Origin of octadecenoic

From octadecene + -oic.

Words formed from octadecenoic

Phrases with octadecenoic

Questions about octadecenoic

What does octadecenoic mean?
Octadecenoic means of or pertaining to octadecenoic acid or its derivatives; oleic.
What part of speech is octadecenoic?
Octadecenoic is an adjective.

Words near octadecenoic in the dictionary

  1. octadecatrienol
  2. octadecatrienoyl
  3. octadecene
  4. octadecenes
  5. octadecenoate
  6. octadecenoic
  7. octadecenoic acid
  8. octadecenol
  9. octadecenols
  10. octadecenoyl
  11. octadecenoyls

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