Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Lipids > Fatty Acids > Stearic Acids

Preferred term

Stearic Acids  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Acids, Dihydrooleic
  • Acids, Octadecanoic
  • Acids, Tetrahydrolinoleic
  • Dihydrooleic Acids
  • Octadecanoic Acids
  • Tetrahydrolinoleic Acids

Note

  • do not confuse entry term OCTADECANOIC ACIDS with OCTADECENOIC ACIDS see OLEIC ACIDS

Scope note

  • A group of compounds that are derivatives of octadecanoic acid which is one of the most abundant fatty acids found in animal lipids. (Stedman, 25th ed)

History note

  • 75; was STEARIC ACID 1963-74

In other languages

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013229

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/1/99, last modified 7/9/03