margaric acid
English
Noun
margaric acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)15COOH, that occurs only in very small amounts in natural oils and fats
Synonyms
- heptadecanoic acid
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967