CALCIUM OCTADECANOATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calcium octadecanoate mean? 

• CALCIUM OCTADECANOATE (noun)
  The noun CALCIUM OCTADECANOATE has 1 sense:

1. an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water

  Familiarity information: CALCIUM OCTADECANOATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALCIUM OCTADECANOATE (noun)

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Meaning:

An insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water

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Synonyms:

calcium octadecanoate; calcium stearate

Hypernyms ("calcium octadecanoate" is a kind of...):

salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))