tetradecanoic acid
- noun
- /ˌtɛtrəˈdɛkəˌnoʊɪk ˈæsɪd/
- Specialized
- Tetradecanoic acid is present in coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
Examples
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Many dairy products contain tetradecanoic acid.
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Tetradecanoic acid is an important component in the synthesis of some soaps.
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The laboratory analysis detected traces of tetradecanoic acid in the sample.
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The chemical structure of tetradecanoic acid is interesting.
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Tetradecanoic acid is present in coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
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Many dairy products contain tetradecanoic acid.
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The laboratory analysis detected traces of tetradecanoic acid in the sample.
Synonyms
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6.5
A saturated fat part of animal and plant oils, especially nutmeg oil
Surface Forms
Morphology
tetradecanoic + acid
Although the head noun 'acid' indicates a kind of acid, the modifier 'tetradecanoic' is a technical chemical name (Greek/organic-chemistry morphemes) not accessible to an average B1 learner and is not decomposable into everyday vocabulary. Because the key semantic information is carried by a specialist, opaque modifier, the overall phrase's specific meaning cannot be derived from known common words and thus is not transparent to B1 learners.
Etymology
Tetradecanoic acid gets its name from its parts: tetradeca- means 'fourteen' and -noic acid tells you it is a 'fatty acid'. So the name helps you remember it is the fatty acid with fourteen carbon atoms, the kind found in coconut and palm kernel oil.