tetradeˈcoicadj. in tetradecoic acid, C14H28O2 = C5H11.CH(C7H15).CO2H, a liquid (not solid at −10° C.), got by the action of moist argentic oxide, Ag2O, on the aldehyde; tetradecoic aldehyde, C14H28O, obtained in tables very soluble in alcohol, a product of the action of sodium on an ethereal solution of œnanthol.