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HEXADECANOIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hexadecanoic acid mean? 

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

1. a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy productsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


HEXADECANOIC ACID (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

hexadecanoic acid; palmitic acid

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

saturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats)

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

meat (the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)

dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)


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