Primära alkoholer, vanligtvis med raka kedjor och hög molekylvikt - dock kan de ha så få som 4 kolatomer - , vilka erhålls ur naturliga fetter och oljor, och omfattande bl a lauryl-, stearyl-, oleyl- och linoleylalkoholer. De används i läkemedel, kosmetika, rengöringsmedel, plaster, smörjoljor och vid textiltillverkning.
Usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4 carbons, derived from natural fats and oils, including lauryl, stearyl, oleyl, and linoleyl alcohols. They are used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, and lube oils and in textile manufacture. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
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Alcohols, Fatty — Fatty Alcohol — Alcohol, Fatty