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    HEXADECANOIC ACID

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy productsplay

    Synonyms:

    hexadecanoic acid; palmitic acid

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("hexadecanoic acid" is a kind of...):

    saturated fatty acid (a fatty acid whose carbon chain cannot absorb any more hydrogen atoms; found chiefly in animal fats)

    Holonyms ("hexadecanoic acid" is a substance of...):

    meat (the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)

    dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)

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