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metallic soap

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metallic soap [mə′talĀ·ik ′sōp]
(organic chemistry)
A salt of stearic, oleic, palmitic, lauric, or erucic acid with a heavy metal such as cobalt or copper; used as a drier in paints and inks, in fungicides, decolorizing varnish, and waterproofing.


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