Triacontanol
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Triacontanol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any of very many alcohols of the general formula C₃₀H₆₂O, but especially 1-triacontanol, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol, that is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax as the palmitate ester.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any of very many alcohols of the general formula C₃₀H₆₂O, but especially 1-triacontanol, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol, that is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax as the palmitate ester.
Word Forms
- triacontanols
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triacontane, tricosanol, hexatriacontane, triol, triacontanyl, tritriacontane.
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