phthiocerol

Noun

Meaning

phthiocerol (plural phthiocerols)

(organic chemistry) A hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli

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Close letter words and terms

phthalylsulfathiazole phthanite Phtheirichthys lineatus phthioceroldimycocerosate phthirapteran phthirapterist