hexacosanol

English

Noun

hexacosanol (plural hexacosanols)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric aliphatic alcohols having 26 carbon atoms, but especially the unbranched primary alcohol 1-hexacosanol.
   • 2015 July 17, “Influence of Epicuticular Physicochemical Properties on Porcine Rotavirus Adsorption to 24 Leafy Green Vegetables and Tomatoes”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The primary form of wax in the Lactuca genus was the C26 alcohol, hexacosanol.