margaric acid

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble, fatty acid, C 1 7 H 3 4 O 2 , resembling stearic acid, obtained from lichens or synthetically.

margaric acid

noun

1. See heptadecanoic acid
   another name for heptadecanoic acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of margaric acid¹

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

Example Sentences

It is a crystalline solid less fusible than margaric acid, but closely resembling it in its other properties.

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The residuum being decomposed by boiling hot muriatic acid, affords margaric acid.

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If it melts at a lower heat, it contains more or less margaric acid.

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When treated with caustic alkaline lye, it is converted into margaric acid and ceraïne.

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It forms pearly scales, and melts at 140 Fahr., like margaric acid, which it closely resembles.

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