Definition: pentadecylic

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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Pentadecylic \Pen`ta*decyl"ic\, a. [Penta- + decylic.] (Chem.)
   Same as Quindecylic
Quindecylic \Quin`de*cyl"ic\, n. [L. quindecim fifteen + -yl.]
   (Chem.)
   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the fatty acid
   series, containing fifteen atoms of carbon; called also
   pentadecylic acid.