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HEXACOSANOIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hexacosanoic acid mean? 

HEXACOSANOIC ACID (noun)
  The noun HEXACOSANOIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)play

  Familiarity information: HEXACOSANOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEXACOSANOIC ACID (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cerotic acid; hexacosanoic acid

Hypernyms ("hexacosanoic acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

Holonyms ("hexacosanoic acid" is a substance of...):

beeswax (a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs)


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