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hexadecanoic acid

[ hek-suh-dek-uh-noh-ik, hek-suh- ]

hexadecanoic acid

/ ˈ³óÉ›°ì²õəˌ»åÉ›°ìÉ™²Ôəʊɪ°ì /

noun

  1. the systematic name for palmitic acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hexadecanoic acid1

First recorded in 1900–05; hexa- + dec(a)- + -ane + -o- + -ic

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