UNDECYLENIC ACID


Meaning of UNDECYLENIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌən-ˌde-sə-ˈle-nik-, -ˈlē- ]

noun

Etymology: undecylene (C 11 H 22 )

Date: 1879

: a fatty acid C 11 H 20 O 2 found in perspiration, obtained commercially from castor oil, and used especially in the treatment of fungal infections (as ringworm) of the skin

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