lignoceric acid


lignoceric acid

 [lig″no-ser´ik] a saturated fatty acid found in wood tar, various cerebrosides, and in small amounts in most natural fats.

lig·no·cer·ic ac·id

(lig'nō-ser'ik as'id, -sēr'ik), An acid present in one type of sphingolipid and in small amounts in triacylglycerols. Synonym(s): n-tetracosanoic acid