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(organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic alcohol that has eighteen carbon atoms, but especially 1-octadecanol.
Use octadecanol when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Octadecanol means (organic chemistry) Any saturated aliphatic alcohol that has eighteen carbon atoms, but especially 1-octadecanol.
Common synonyms include octadecyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use octadecanol where its definition matches the intended context.
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