hexadecane dicarboxylic acid

  • 1thapsic acid — ˈthapsik noun Etymology: New Latin Thapsia (genus name of the deadly carrot Thapsia garganica) + English ic : a crystalline dicarboxylic acid HOOC(CH2)14COOH found in the roots of the deadly carrot and the wax of a juniper (Juniperus sabina);… …

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