octadecanoic acid

English

Noun

octadecanoic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Synonym of stearic acid

Coordinate terms

  • octadecanoate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
  • stearate
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.