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phytanic acid

phytanic acid noun: the fatty acid (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid derived from chlorophyll via the related phytol.

Noun

phytanic acid (uncountable)

  1. The fatty acid (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid derived from chlorophyll via the related phytol

Questions about phytanic acid

What does phytanic acid mean?
Phytanic acid means the fatty acid (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid derived from chlorophyll via the related phytol.
What part of speech is phytanic acid?
Phytanic acid is a noun.

Words near phytanic acid in the dictionary

  1. phytagels
  2. phytal
  3. phytane
  4. phytanes
  5. phytanic
  6. phytanic acid
  7. phytanoyl
  8. phytanthrope
  9. phytanthropes
  10. phytantriol
  11. phytanyl

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