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pristanic acid

pristanic acid noun: the diterpenoid acid 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecanoic acid found in many animal lipids.

Noun

pristanic acid (uncountable)

  1. The diterpenoid acid 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecanoic acid found in many animal lipids

Questions about pristanic acid

What does pristanic acid mean?
Pristanic acid means the diterpenoid acid 2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadecanoic acid found in many animal lipids.
What part of speech is pristanic acid?
Pristanic acid is a noun.

Words near pristanic acid in the dictionary

  1. prisspots
  2. prissy
  3. pristane
  4. pristanes
  5. pristanic
  6. pristanic acid
  7. pristanoyl
  8. pristanoyl-
  9. pristella
  10. pristellas
  11. pristerognathid

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