SINCE 1828
pelargonic acid
noun
pel·ar·gon·ic acid
| \ ˌpel-är-ˌgän-ik-
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Medical Definition of pelargonic acid
: an oily fatty acid C9H18O2 found especially in fusel oil and rancid fats and made synthetically by oxidation of oleic acid
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