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noun
A saturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)12COOH, tetradecanoic acid, found in both animal and vegetable oils and fats; used in the manufacture of soap, cosmetics etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a saturated fatty acid occurring naturally in animal and vegetable fats
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tetradecanoic acid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saturated fatty acid
History
From myristic.
