margaric acid

mar·gar·ic ac·id

M m

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahr-gar-ik, -gahr- as-id]
- /mɑrˈgær ɪk, -ˈgɑr- ˈæs ɪd/
- /mɑːɡˈarɪk ˈæsɪd/

Definitions of margaric acid words

noun margaric acid a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble, fatty acid, C 1 7 H 3 4 O 2 , resembling stearic acid, obtained from lichens or synthetically. 1
noun margaric acid a white, crystalline fatty acid, C17H34O2, obtained from lichens or synthetically 0
noun margaric acid (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)15COOH, that occurs only in very small amounts in natural oils and fats. 0

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; < Greek márgar(on) pearl (probably back formation from margarī́tēs; see margarite) + -ic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?