fatty alcohol

American

noun

any of several long-chain alcohols from animals or plants, analogous to the fatty acids, used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, etc.

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It is a huge organic compound, technically classified as a fatty alcohol, that disrupts a molecular pump found in cell membranes.

From Washington Post

"P&G is anticipating the need for 200,000 tonnes of fatty alcohol in the coming ten years from Indonesia," Hidayat said following a meeting with P&G officials at his office.

From Reuters

For the last decade or so, some researchers have been casting this fatty alcohol as the villain.

From Time Magazine Archive

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