Hexacosanoic Acid (Noun)
Meaning
A white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax).
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Beeswax is a complex mixture that contains hexacosanoic acid, a white solid fatty acid found in varying proportions.
- Hexacosanoic acid was extracted from the beeswax using a series of complex chemical reactions and purified to remove impurities.
- Research on hexacosanoic acid has shown its widespread distribution in waxes and plant materials.
- The mass spectrometry results confirmed the presence of hexacosanoic acid in the wax samples analyzed.
- Hexacosanoic acid is also known to be present in small amounts in other types of plant-based waxes besides beeswax.