The Collaborative International Dictionary
Margaric \Mar*gar"ic\, a. [Cf. F. margarique. See Margarite.] Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly. Margaric acid.
(Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was formerly supposed to be an individual fatty acid, but is now known to be simply an intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.
(Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C17H34O2 of the fatty acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources. Called also heptadecanoic acid.
Wiktionary
n. (context organic compound English) A saturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)15COOH, that occurs only in very small amounts in natural oils and fats
WordNet
n. a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid [syn: heptadecanoic acid]
Usage examples of "margaric acid".
Comrades, we shall overthrow the government as true as there are fifteen intermediary acids between margaric acid and formic acid.
Comrades, we will overturn the government, as true as there are fifteen acids intermediate between margaric acid and formic acid, which I don't care a fig about.