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Definition of Behenic acid
1. Noun. (organic compound) The fatty acid, ''docosanoic acid'', having twenty-two carbon atoms ¹
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Medical Definition of Behenic acid
1. CH3(CH2)20COOH;a constituent of most fats and fish oils; large amounts are found in jamba, mustard seed, rapeseed oils, and cerebrosides. Synonym: n-docosanoic acid. (05 Mar 2000)