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pelargonic, a. Chem.|pɛlɑːˈgɒnɪk| [f. pelargon-ium: see -ic.] Of or derived from the genus Pelargonium; esp. in pelargonic acid, a fatty acid, C9H18O2, prepared from the volatile oil of plants of this genus; nonylic acid. So peˈlargonate, a salt of pelargonic acid; ˈpelargone, a crystalline substance, soluble in ether, obtained by the dry distillation of barium pelargonate; peˈlargoˌnene, a hydrocarbon obtained among the products of the dry distillation of hydroleic or metoleic acid; ˈpelargyl, the radical of pelargonic acid (C9H17O).
1857Miller Elem. Chem. III. 396 Pelargonic Acid..was originally extracted from the leaves of the geranium, by distilling them with water. Ibid., Pelargonic anhydride..is obtained by acting upon pelargonate of baryta with oxychloride of phosphorus. 1866–77Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 370 Pelargonic acid is a colourless oil..which solidifies in the cold, melting afterwards at 10°. Ibid. 371 Pelargonate of Ethyl..Pelargonic ether. Ibid., Chloride of Pelargyl, C9H17OCl, is obtained by the action of pentachloride of phosphorus on pelargonic acid. |