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

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