See Also: Margaric(medicine)
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margaric (iou)



margaric adjective. E19.
[French margarique, from Greek margaron pearl, in ref. to the pearly lustre of the crystals: see -IC.]
Chemistry. margaric acid: orig., a fatty acid obtained from animal fat, now known to be a mixture of palmitic and stearic acids; now, a crystalline fatty acid, C17H35COOH; also called heptadecanoic acid.
'margarate noun a salt or ester of margaric acid E19.