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Definition of Octadecanoic acid
1. Noun. A waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats.
Definition of Octadecanoic acid
1. Noun. (fatty acid) An alternative name for the stearic acid (a fatty acid). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Octadecanoic Acid
Literary usage of Octadecanoic acid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... as the major components of a mixture prepared by reacting ethyl- ene oxide
with octadecylamine and further reacting this product with octadecanoic acid, ..."
2. Fish Fermentation Technology by Cherl-Ho Lee, Keith H. Steinkraus, P.J. Alan Reilly (1993)
"The former contained more iso-methyl stearic acid(17-methyl octadecanoic acid)
and long-chain fatty acid than the latter (Itoh etal., 1987). ..."
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