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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 products
Familiarity information: HEXADECANOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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