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margaric acid
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble, fatty acid, C 1 7 H 3 4 O 2 , resembling stearic acid, obtained from lichens or synthetically.
margaric acid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of margaric acid1
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Example Sentences
It is a crystalline solid less fusible than margaric acid, but closely resembling it in its other properties.
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The residuum being decomposed by boiling hot muriatic acid, affords margaric acid.
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If it melts at a lower heat, it contains more or less margaric acid.
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When treated with caustic alkaline lye, it is converted into margaric acid and ceraïne.
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It forms pearly scales, and melts at 140 Fahr., like margaric acid, which it closely resembles.
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