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pelargonic acid

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A colorless or yellow oil, C9H18O2, used in the manufacture of lacquers, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.

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  • noun chemistry an aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH3(CH2)7COOH, nonanoic acid, used in the manufacture of plastics, pharmaceuticals etc

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[pelargon(ium) + –ic.]

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from pelargonium + -ic

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