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Geddic acid

Geddic acid

Chemical compound


Geddic acid, or tetratriacontanoic acid, is a 34-carbon-long carboxylic acid and saturated fatty acid.[1] It occurs in cotton, carnauba, candelilla wax, and in ghedda wax (wild beeswax), from which its common name is derived.

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  1. Senning, Alexander (2019-10-08). "The naming of lipids and lipid constituents". The Etymology of Chemical Names. Berlin: De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110612714-007. ISBN 978-3-1106-1271-4. OCLC 1125187293. OL 33703379M. S2CID 242796448.

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