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pentadecanoic

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

Adjective

pentadecanoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to pentadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
    Synonyms:
    quindecylic

Synonyms of pentadecanoic

Origin of pentadecanoic

From pentadecane + -oic.

Words formed from pentadecanoic

Phrases with pentadecanoic

Questions about pentadecanoic

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

Words near pentadecanoic in the dictionary

  1. pentadecanal
  2. pentadecane
  3. pentadecanes
  4. pentadecanoate
  5. pentadecanoates
  6. pentadecanoic
  7. pentadecanoic acid
  8. pentadecanoin
  9. pentadecanol
  10. pentadecanone
  11. pentadecanones

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