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-ate
unknown · 78% connection
In chemistry it is used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end -ic (excepting binary or halogen acids); as, sulph…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Anilic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; -- applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Erucic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Ester
noun · 78% connection
An ethereal salt, or compound ether, consisting of an organic radical united with the residue of any oxygen acid, organic or inorganic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Fatty acid
noun · 78% connection
any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Furfuran
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, oily substance, C4H4O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc.; --…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Glyceride
noun · 78% connection
an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and v…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Glycerine
noun · 78% connection
An oily, viscous liquid, C3H5(OH)3, colorless and odorless, and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats and oils as t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Hircic
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; -- applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to wh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Hydracid
noun · 78% connection
An acid containing hydrogen; -- sometimes applied to distinguish acids like hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and the like, which contain no…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Isethionic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid, HO.C2H4.SO3H, obtained as an oily or crystalline substance, by the action of sul…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Lipase
noun · 78% connection
an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Margarin
noun · 78% connection
A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Metaphosphoric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO3, analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a crysta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Monobasic
adjective · 78% connection
Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; -- said of acids;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Mucic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Naphthalic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used specifically to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naph…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.
Nitric
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with nitrous…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, fatty, oily, substances.