Definitions | margaric acid |
| noun - (chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)15COOH (heptadecanoic acid), that (because it has an odd number of carbon atoms) does not occur in nature
Etymology: From the adjective margarique (itself from margarine, from (margaron), 'pearl, pearl white') + acid
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