\Tri`dec*a*to"ic\ (tr[-i]`d[e^]k*[.a]*t[=o]"[i^]k),
a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. de`katos tenth.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, that acid of the fatty
acids heterologous with tridecane. It is a white crystalline
substance.