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arachidic acid

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noun

Chemistry.

  1. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 40 O 2 , obtained from peanut oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants, plastics, and waxes.

Etymology

Origin of arachidic acid

First recorded in 1870–75

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