stearolic acid
noun
stea·rolic acid
¦stēə¦rōlik-,
-räl-,
(ˈ)sti¦r-
: a crystalline acid CH3(CH2)7C≡C(CH2)7COOH of the acetylene series that is isologous with stearic acid and is obtained indirectly from oleic acid
Word History
Etymology
stear- + -olic
- artificed
- artificer
- artificers
- artifices
- artificial
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- artificial system
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- artificialise