Meanings
adjectivetetradecenoic (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving fourteen carbon atoms; only used in tetradecenoic acid and derivatives.
Origin
By surface analysis, tetradec- (“fourteen”) + enoic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French tétradécénoïque
- tétradécénoïque(of tetradecenoic acid and derivatives) having fourteen carbon atoms
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tetradecenoic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetradecenoic
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“tetradecenoic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetradecenoic. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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