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un′dec•y•len′ic ac′id
(un′des ə len′ik, un′-),USA pronunciation [Chem.]
- Chemistrya light-colored liquid with a fruity odor, C11H21O2, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in perfumes, flavors, plastics, and medicine.
- undec(a)- eleven (as in undecagon) + -yl + -ene + -ic 1905–10