iodobehenic acid

noun

iodo·​behenic acid

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: a solid mono-iodo derivative C₂₁H₄₂ICOOH of behenic acid made by reaction of erucic acid and hydriodic acid

Word History

Etymology

iodobehenic International Scientific Vocabulary iod- + behenic (in behenic acid)

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