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PRONUNCIATION OF MARGARIC ACID

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARGARIC ACID

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Margaric acid is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MARGARIC ACID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heptadecanoic acid

Heptadecanoic acid, or margaric acid, is a saturated fatty acid. Its molecular formula is CH315COOH. It occurs as a trace component of the fat and milkfat of ruminants, but it does not occur in any natural animal or vegetable fat at high concentrations. Salts and esters of heptadecanoic acid are called heptadecanoates.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARGARIC ACID

marg
Margaret
Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Navarre
Margaret of Scotland
Margaret of Valois
margaric
margarin
margarine
margarita
margarite
margaritic
margaritiferous
Margate
Margaux
margay
marge
margent
margherita
margin

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARGARIC ACID

acetic acid
acid
adipic acid
amino acid
ascorbic acid
carboxylic acid
citric acid
fatty acid
folic acid
gamma-aminobutyric acid
hyaluronic acid
hydrochloric acid
hydroxy acid
lactic acid
lysergic acid
nonessential amino acid
nucleic acid
omega-3 fatty acid
sulfuric acid
trichloroacetic acid
uric acid

Synonyms and antonyms of margaric acid in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «margaric acid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARGARIC ACID

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The translations of margaric acid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «margaric acid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

十七酸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ácido margárico
570 millions of speakers

English

margaric acid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मार्जरिक एसिड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حمض المرغريك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маргариновой кислотой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ácido margárico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মার্গারি অ্যাসিড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acide margarique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asid margarik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Margarinsäure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マルガリン酸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마르 산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asam margar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

axit margaric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மார்கரிக் அமிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मार्जारीक ऍसिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Margarik asit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acido margaric
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwas margarynowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маргаринової кислотою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acidul margaric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαργαρικό οξύ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

margaric suur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

margarinsyra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

margaric syre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of margaric acid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARGARIC ACID»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARGARIC ACID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about margaric acid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARGARIC ACID»

Discover the use of margaric acid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to margaric acid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A system of chemistry: in four volumes
He afterwards changed it to margaretic acid, in consequence of the decidedly acid properties which it possesses..) Margaric acid, thus prepared, possesses the following properties : Its colour is pearl white. It is tasteless and has a weak smell,  ...
Thomas Thomson, Thomas Cooper, 1818
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A System of Chemistry of Inorganic Bodies
OF MARGARIC ACID. This acid was one of the first which Chevreul discovered, Hutory. but it was only by degrees that he was able to distinguish between stearic and margaric acid. It may be obtained by the following process : Soap made of ...
Thomas Thomson, 1831
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Hand-book of chemistry
The margaric acid of most chemists is separable into palmitic and stearic acids. 8. Fatty acids may be mixtures and not definite compounds, even though neither their composition nor their melting point can be altered by recrystallisation. 4.
Leopold Gmelin, 1864
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A Dictionary of Chemistry
Laurent and Gerhardt gave the formula CuH"0', or 0"H3,Oa, according to which stearic acid would bo isomeric with margaric acid. The above formula, first proposed by Hardwick for stearic acid separated from bassia-oil (bassic acid), then ...
Henry Watts, 1868
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
margaric acid into a neutral margarate of lime. The quantitative analysis of the deposit was effected by boiling it with potash, and decomposing the soap by means of hydrochloric acid, for the purpose of precipitating the margaric acid.
‎1858
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The Chemist
For this purpose I distilled a mixture of one part of margaric acid, and one fourth part of fresh burnt lime, until all the products passed over colored. I boiled the margarone thus obtained with an alkaline solution, in order to saponify the acid ...
‎1842
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The Philosophical Magazine
Becker* has made an interesting application of this reaction, and succeeded in producing margaric acid, C34 H84 04, by treating cyanide of cetyle, C32 H31 C2 N, with potash. Cetylic alcohol was first prepared from spermaceti by known ...
‎1857
8
The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and ...
stillation in a small retort: the liquid remaining in the retort, when cold, formed a soft crystalline mass, composed of brilliant plates and havinga pearly lustre, very much resembling margaric acid. This substance, when fused and kept for some ...
‎1840
9
A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other ...
The sodium-salt is prepared by adding a boiling aqueous solution of pure sodic carbonate to a boiling alcoholic solution of margaric acid, evaporating to dryness over the water-bath, exhausting the residue with boiling alcohol, and filtering hot.
Henry Watts, 1873
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Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, ...
upon the addition of 18,190 parts of water ; from which it might be inferred that a great mass of this fluid, at the boiling temperature, may dispose the super- margarate to be reduced to the neutral margarate and the margaric acid. Boiling alcohol ...
Thomas Thomson, 1818

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARGARIC ACID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term margaric acid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Mosley: Should people be eating more fat?
... in particular a type of saturated fat you get in milk and dairy products called margaric acid, were associated with a lower risk of heart disease. «BBC News, Oct 14»
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Cookies on the BBC website
... in particular a type of saturated fat you get in milk and dairy products called margaric acid, were associated with a lower risk of heart disease. «BBC News, Oct 14»
3
Dietary Fat and Heart Disease: What's the Real Connection?
The review also found that margaric acid, which reflects dairy fat consumption, was associated with a significantly reduced risk of heart disease. «Huffington Post, Mar 14»
4
Saturated fats not so bad for heart after all?
Interestingly, the study found saturated dairy fats, specifically margaric acid, significantly reduced the risk of heart disease. They did find "weak" ... «CBS News, Mar 14»
5
"Eat less fat" advice could be wrong, say Cambridge academics
... in palm oil and animal products were weakly associated with heart disease, while a dairy fat called margaric acid was significantly protective. «ITV News, Mar 14»
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Saturated Fat May Not Cause Heart Disease, Research Reveals
... in palm oil and animal products were weakly associated with heart disease, while a dairy fat called margaric acid was significantly protective. «Huffington Post UK, Mar 14»
7
Study Questions Fat and Heart Disease Link
When the researchers looked at fatty acids in the bloodstream, for example, they found that margaric acid, a saturated fat in milk and dairy ... «New York Times, Mar 14»
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Butter Is Why You Shouldn't Get Your Health Advice From The New …
His product, oleomargarine, was created by adding salty water, milk, and margaric acid to softened beef fat. Later, the beef fat was replaced by ... «Science 2.0, Oct 13»
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We All Live in a Yellow Margarine
By the way, margarine derives its name from margarite, because of the pearl-like oil drops of margaric acid. It seemed fitting that it should also ... «National Review Online, Jun 13»
10
Butter vs Margarine Which is Better?
2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the discovery of margaric acid, the ancestor of modern margarine. Most of those 200 years have been a ... «Care2.com, Feb 13»

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