behenic acid

be·hen·ic ac·id

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buh-hen-ik, -hee-nik as-id]
- /bəˈhɛn ɪk, -ˈhi nɪk ˈæs ɪd/
- /bɪhˈenɪk ˈasɪd/

Definitions of behenic acid words

noun behenic acid a crystalline, saturated fatty acid, C 22 H 44 O 2 , obtained from plant sources, used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, waxes, and plasticizers. 1
noun behenic acid (organic chemistry) The fatty acid, docosanoic acid, having twenty-two carbon atoms. 0

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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