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ペラルゴン酸さん

Meanings

1

noun

pelargonic acid

chemistry

A straight-chain fatty acid with nine carbon atoms, also known as nonanoic acid. Used in organic chemistry and industrial applications.

ペラルゴン酸さんは、エステル合ごう成せいの原げん料りょうとして使つかわれることがある。
Pelargonic acid is sometimes used as a raw material for ester synthesis.

Kanji

酸acid, bitterness, sour

Similar words

ノナン酸さん
Synonym; ノナン酸 is the IUPAC-style name (nonanoic acid), while ペラルゴン酸 is the traditional common name derived from pelargonium.

Etymology

From German Pelargonsäure, itself from Pelargonium (the genus of geraniums) + Säure (acid). The acid was first isolated from the leaves of Pelargonium roseum.