HyperDic: octadecanoic_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression octadecanoic acid:
NOUNsubstanceoctadecanoic acid, stearic acida waxy saturated fatty acid
English > octadecanoic acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats.
Synonymstearic acid
Broadersaturated fatty acidA fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms
Spanishácido esteárico, ácido octadecanoico
Catalanàcid esteàric

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