Tri′dec‐a‐to″ic (trī̍′dĕk‐ȧ‐tō″ĭk), a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. δέκατοσ tenth.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that acid of the fatty acids heterologous with tridecane. It is a white crystalline substance.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.