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triacontanol

triacontanol noun: any of very many alcohols of the general formula C₃₀H₆₂O, but especially 1-triacontanol, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol, that is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax as the palmitate ester.

Noun

triacontanol (plural triacontanols)

  1. Any of very many alcohols of the general formula C₃₀H₆₂O, but especially 1-triacontanol, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol, that is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax as the palmitate ester.

Forms of triacontanol

pluraltriacontanols

Origin of triacontanol

From triacontane + -ol.

Questions about triacontanol

What does triacontanol mean?
Triacontanol means any of very many alcohols of the general formula C₃₀H₆₂O, but especially 1-triacontanol, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol, that is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax as the palmitate ester.
What part of speech is triacontanol?
Triacontanol is a noun.
What is the plural of triacontanol?
The plural of triacontanol is triacontanols.

Words near triacontanol in the dictionary

  1. triacontanate
  2. triacontane
  3. triacontanes
  4. triacontanoic
  5. triacontanoic acid
  6. triacontanol
  7. triacontanols
  8. triacontanyl
  9. triacontatetragon
  10. triacontatetragons
  11. triaconter

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