TUBERCULOSTEARIC ACID


Meaning of TUBERCULOSTEARIC ACID in English

tə|bərkyə(ˌ)lō+...- noun

Etymology: tubercul- + stearic

: a fatty acid C 18 H 37 COOH obtained from the wax of tubercle bacilli and differing from most naturally occurring fatty acids in that it contains an odd number of carbon atoms and its structure is branched; 10-methyl-stearic acid

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