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Abstract
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)
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Fatty Alcohol
- Alcohol, Fatty
- Alcohols, Fatty
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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- Alcohols (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Fatty Alcohols. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005233. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005233
- Fatty Alcohols. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_alcohol
- Fatty Alcohols. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378871