MYCOLIC ACID


Meaning of MYCOLIC ACID in English

(ˈ)mī|kälik- noun

Etymology: myc- + Latin oleum oil + English -ic — more at oil

: any of several hydroxy fatty acids that have very long branched chains and are obtained especially from the wax of tubercle bacilli

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.