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behenic acid

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noun

Chemistry.

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of behenic acid

First recorded in 1870–75

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