# tuberculostearic acid

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A saturated fatty acid, 10-methyloctadecanoic acid, produced by Actinomycetales bacteria.

## Etymology
From the name of the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, from which it was first isolated in 1927, and stearic acid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tuberculostearic-acid