phellonic acid
noun
phel·lon·ic acid
\fəˈlänik-, feˈl-\
Definition of phellonic acid
: a crystalline hydroxy acid HOCH2(CH2)20COOH that is isolated especially from cork by alkaline cleavage and extraction : 22-hydroxy-behenic acid — see suberin
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Origin and Etymology of phellonic acid
phellonic International Scientific Vocabulary phellon- (from Greek phellos cork) + -ic
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