octadecanoic acid

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Noun[edit]

octadecanoic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Synonym of stearic acid

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • octadecanoate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
  • stearate