margaric acid — mar·gar·ic acid mär .gar ik n 1) a crystalline synthetic fatty acid C17H34O2 intermediate between palmitic acid and stearic acid 2) a mixture of palmitic acid and stearic acid obtained from various natural fats, oils, and waxes … Medical dictionary
margaric acid — [mär gar′ik, mr̈gär′ik; mär′gə rik] n. [Fr margarique < Gr margaron, a pearl (see MARGARET): from the pearly luster of its crystals] a white, crystalline fatty acid, C17H34O2, obtained from lichens or synthetically … English World dictionary
heptadecanoic acid — Margaric Mar*gar ic, a. [Cf. F. margarique. See {Margarite}.] Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly. [1913 Webster] {Margaric acid}. (a) (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Margaric acid — Margaric Mar*gar ic, a. [Cf. F. margarique. See {Margarite}.] Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly. [1913 Webster] {Margaric acid}. (a) (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
margaric acid — noun a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid • Syn: ↑heptadecanoic acid • Hypernyms: ↑saturated fatty acid * * * mär]ˈgärik , mȧ], ]ˈgarik , ˈmär]gərik , ˈmȧ], rēk noun Etymology: margaric, from French margarique, from margar (from … Useful english dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
C17H34O2 — Margaric Mar*gar ic, a. [Cf. F. margarique. See {Margarite}.] Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly. [1913 Webster] {Margaric acid}. (a) (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Margaric — Mar*gar ic, a. [Cf. F. margarique. See {Margarite}.] Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly. [1913 Webster] {Margaric acid}. (a) (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium