meromycolic acid

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Etymology edit

mero- +‎ mycolic acid

Noun edit

meromycolic acid (plural meromycolic acids)

(organic chemistry) A fatty acid derived from the alkyl chain of a mycolic acid by oxidation via an aldehyde

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