elaïdin
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Elaïdin is saponified by alkalis, yielding glycerin and a salt of elaïdic acid. The Unguentum oxygenatum and U. citrinum of the pharmacopœias, prepared from hog’s lard with nitric acid, contain impure elaïdin."
- "After twenty-four hours, the hardness of the product is such that it is impervious to, and sometimes rings when struck with, a glass rod, but this character is also possessed by the elaïdins yielded by arachis and lard oils."
- "“Elaïdins” give much lower dispersions than the oils from which they are produced."