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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)
Familiarity information: HEXACOSANOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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