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tridecylic

tridecylic adjective: relating to the fatty acid that has 13 carbon atoms.

Adjective

tridecylic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the fatty acid that has 13 carbon atoms
    • The most prevalent fatty acids were tridecylic acid (C13:0), palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1n9c), and linoleic acid (C18:2 n6c).2015 December 24, “Feed Conversion, Survival and Development, and Composition of Four Insect Species on Diets Composed of Food By-Products”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of tridecylic

From tridecyl + -ic.

Questions about tridecylic

What does tridecylic mean?
Tridecylic means relating to the fatty acid that has 13 carbon atoms.
What part of speech is tridecylic?
Tridecylic is an adjective.

Words near tridecylic in the dictionary

  1. tridecasyllabic
  2. tridecene
  3. tridecennary
  4. tridecimal
  5. tridecyl
  6. tridecylic
  7. tridecyls
  8. tridecyne
  9. tridee
  10. tridees
  11. tridegree

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