hexacosanol
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hexacosanol (plural hexacosanols)
- (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric aliphatic alcohols having 26 carbon atoms, but especially the unbranched primary alcohol 1-hexacosanol.
- 2015 July 17, “Influence of Epicuticular Physicochemical Properties on Porcine Rotavirus Adsorption to 24 Leafy Green Vegetables and Tomatoes”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- The primary form of wax in the Lactuca genus was the C26 alcohol, hexacosanol.