melissic acid

melissic acid
\\mə̇ˈlisik-\ noun
Etymology: Greek melissa bee + English -ic
: a crystalline fatty acid CH3(CH2)28COOH found free or in the form of its ester with myricyl alcohol in beeswax and other waxes and also obtained by oxidation of myricyl alcohol — called also triacontanoic acid

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  • Melissic — Me*lis sic, a. [Gr. me lissa a bee, honey.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax; specif., denoting an acid obtained by oxidation of myricin. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • triacontanoic acid — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|käntə|nōik noun Etymology: triacontane + oic : melissic acid …   Useful english dictionary

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