undecanoic acid

noun

un·​dec·​a·​no·​ic acid

¦ən¦dekə¦nōik-

: a crystalline acid CH₃(CH₂)₉COOH usually made by hydrogenation of undecylenic acid

called also undecylic acid

Word History

Etymology

undecane + -oic

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