"hexadecanoic acid" meaning in English

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        "Any aliphatic carboxylic acid that has sixteen carbon atoms, but especially palmitic acid"
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        "(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic carboxylic acid that has sixteen carbon atoms, but especially palmitic acid"
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