PHELLONIC ACID


Meaning of PHELLONIC ACID in English

fəˈlänik-, feˈl- noun

Etymology: phellonic International Scientific Vocabulary phellon- (from Greek phellos cork) + -ic

: a crystalline hydroxy acid HOCH 2 (CH 2 ) 20 COOH that is isolated especially from cork by alkaline cleavage and extraction : 22-hydroxy-behenic acid — see suberin

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