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undecylenic acid definition

un·decy·lenic acid (un′des ə len′ik, -lēn′-)

a light-colored liquid or crystalline mass, CHO, used in treating fungus infections of the skin, in making perfumes, etc.

Etymology: < undecylene, CH (< L undecim, eleven < base of unus, one + decem, ten + -yl + -ene) + -ic

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