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undecylenic acid

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un⋅dec⋅y⋅len⋅ic ac⋅id

[uhn-des-uh-len-ik, uhn-]
–noun Chemistry.
a light-colored liquid with a fruity odor, C11H21O2, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in perfumes, flavors, plastics, and medicine.

Origin:
1905–10; undec(a)- eleven (as in undecagon ) + -yl + -ene + -ic
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Main Entry: un·dec·y·le·nic acid
Pronunciation: "&n-"des-&-"len-ik-, -"lEn-
Function: noun
: an acidC11H20O2 found in perspiration, obtained commercially from castor oil, and used in the treatment of fungus infections (as ringworm) of the skin
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