tuberculostearic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A saturated fatty acid, 10-methyloctadecanoic acid, produced by Actinomycetales bacteria.

Word forms

tuberculostearic acid

Etymology

From the name of the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, from which it was first isolated in 1927, and stearic acid.

Synonyms

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