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heptadecanoic acid

/ ˌhɛptəˌdɛkəˈnəʊɪk /

noun

  1. a colourless crystalline water-insoluble carboxylic acid used in organic synthesis. Formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 15 COOH Also calledmargaric 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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The substances, pentadecanoic acid and heptadecanoic acid, indicate how much dairy fat a person has been eating.

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