phthiocerol

As nouns the difference between terms and phthiocerol

is that terms is while phthiocerol is (organic compound) a hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli.

As nouns the difference between tubercule and phthiocerol

is that tubercule is tubercle while phthiocerol is (organic compound) a hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli.

As nouns the difference between wax and phthiocerol

is that wax is beeswax or wax can be (rare) the process of growing or wax can be (dated|colloquial) an outburst of anger while phthiocerol is (organic compound) a hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli.

As an adjective wax

is made of wax.

As a verb wax

is to apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny or wax can be to increasingly assume the specified characteristic, become.

In organic compound terms the difference between tetratriacontane and phthiocerol

is that tetratriacontane is any of innumerable isomers of a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having thirty-four carbon atoms, but especially n-tetratriacontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₂CH₃phthiocerol is a hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli.

As nouns the difference between methyl and phthiocerol

is that methyl is methyl while phthiocerol is (organic compound) a hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli.

As an adjective hydroxy

is (chemistry) being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

As a noun phthiocerol is

(organic compound) a hydroxy derivative of a methyltetratriacontane that is a characteristic constituent of the waxes of tubercule bacilli.