Organic chemistry

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ethyl crotonic acid

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 CHCC 2 H 5 COOH Colorless monoclinic crystals, subliming at 40_C; used as a peppermint flavoring.

hydrogenation

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Catalytic reaction of hydrogen with other compounds, usually unsaturated; for example, unsaturated cottonseed oil is hydrogenated to form solid fats.

metallic soap

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A salt of stearic, oleic, palmitic, lauric, or erucic acid with a heavy metal such as cobalt or copper; used as a drier in paints and inks, in fungicides, decolorizing varnish, and waterproofing.

oleate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Salt made up of a metal or alkaloid with oleic acid; used for external medicines and in soaps and paints.

potassium glutamate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

KOOC(CH 2 ) 2 CH(NH 2 )COOH_H 2 O White, hygroscopic, water-soluble powder; used as a flavor enhancer and salt substitute. Also known as monopotassium L-glutamate.