Where does “octadecanoic” come from?

octadecanoic (English) comes from English octadecane, from English ane.

octadecanoic (English): Of or pertaining to octadecanoic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to octadecanoic acid or its...

Ancestry of “octadecanoic”, step by step

octadecanoic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English octadecane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoctadecaneAny of very many isomeric alkanes having the...
2Englishane—

via English OIC

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOICAbbreviation of officer in the case; Abbreviation...

Words derived from “octadecanoic”

Every word from English ane →Every word from English octadecane →