tuberculostearic acid
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[edit]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)
- (organic chemistry) A saturated fatty acid, 10-methyloctadecanoic acid, produced by Actinomycetales bacteria.