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nonanoic acid

[ non-uh-noh-ik, non- ]

noun

, Chemistry.


nonanoic acid

/ ˌnɒnəˈnəʊɪk /

noun

  1. a colourless oily fatty acid with a rancid odour: used in making pharmaceuticals, lacquers, and plastics. Formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 7 COOH Also calledpelargonic 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonanoic acid1

1945–50; nonane (< Latin nōn ( us ) ninth + -ane ) + -o- + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonanoic acid1

C19: from nonane a paraffin, ninth in the methane series, from Latin nōnus ninth + -ane

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