tuberculostearic acid

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Etymology[edit]

From the name of the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, from which it was first isolated in 1927, and stearic acid.

Noun[edit]

tuberculostearic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, 10-methyloctadecanoic acid, produced by Actinomycetales bacteria.

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