margaric acid

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A synthetic crystalline fatty acid, C₁₇H₃₄O₂.

Wiktionary

1. n. organic chemistry A saturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)15COOH, that occurs only in very small amounts in natural oils and fats

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. (Physiol. Chem.), (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C17H34O2 of the fatty acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources. Called also heptadecanoic acid.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid