Fatty Alcohols
Usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4 carbons, derived from natural fats and oils, including lauryl, stearyl, oleyl, and linoleyl alcohols. They are used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, and lube oils and in textile manufacture. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Year introduced: 1972
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Tree Number(s): D02.033.415, D10.289
MeSH Unique ID: D005233
Entry Terms:
- Alcohols, Fatty
- Fatty Alcohol
- Alcohol, Fatty
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