pelargonic acid

  • 1pelargonic acid — [pel΄är gän′ik, pel΄ärgō′nik] n. a monobasic fatty acid, C8H17COOH, obtained from the leaves of a pelargonium or by oxidation of oleic acid: used in lacquers, pharmaceuticals, etc …

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  • 2pelargonic acid — |peˌlärˈgänik, gōnik noun Etymology: pelargonic International Scientific Vocabulary pelargon (from New Latin Pelargonium) + ic : an oily fatty acid CH3(CH2)7COOH found especially in fusel oil and rancid fats, obtained in the form of esters… …

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  • 3pelargonic acid — pelargono rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė H(CH₂)₈COOH atitikmenys: angl. nonylic acid; pelargonic acid rus. нониловая кислота; пеларгоновая кислота ryšiai: sinonimas – nonilo rūgštis sinonimas – nonano rūgštis …

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  • 4pelargonic acid — Used in the manufacture of lacquers and plastics; produced in the oxidative cleavage of oleic acid. SYN: n nonanoic acid. * * * pel·ar·gon·ic acid .pel är .gän ik n an oily fatty acid C9H18O2 found esp. in fusel oil and rancid fats and made… …

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  • 5pelargonic acid — /ˌpɛləgɒnɪk ˈæsəd/ (say .peluhgonik asuhd) noun a saturated carboxylic acid, CH3(CH2)7COOH, usually made synthetically by the oxidisation of oleic acid, but which can be obtained in the form of esters, especially from the leaves of the… …

  • 6pelargonic acid — noun an aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH(CH)COOH, nonanoic acid, used in the manufacture of plastics, pharmaceuticals etc …

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  • 7pelargonic acid — Chem. a colorless, oily, water immiscible liquid, C9H18O2, occurring as an ester in a volatile oil in species of pelargonium: used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of lacquers and plastics. Also called nonanoic acid. [1855 60]… …

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  • 8pelargonic — PELARGÓNIC adj. acid pelargonic = acid gras din frunzele de pelargonie. (< fr. pélargonique) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …

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  • 9pelargonic — /pel ahr gon ik, goh nik, euhr /, adj. Chem. of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid. [1855 60; PELARGON(IUM) + IC] * * * …

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  • 10pelargonic — adjective a) Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Pelargonium b) Of or pertaining to pelargonic acid or its derivatives …

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