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Dimer Acids

  • Lectures of the 1962 Short Course on Developments in Fat Chemistry
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Cowan, J.C. Dimer Acids. J Am Oil Chem Soc 39, 534–545 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02672546

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