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hexadecanoic acid

DEFINITIONS OF: hexadecanoic acid

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n a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products

Synonyms:
palmitic acid
Type of:
saturated fatty acid
a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats
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