Relating to or derived from behenic acid, a long-chain fatty acid found in ben oil and used in cosmetics.
From 'behen' (the plant) + '-ic' (suffix forming adjectives). Behenic acid was isolated and named from compounds in ben seed oil.
Behenic acid is one of the rarest naturally-occurring fatty acids in high concentrations—finding it in ben seeds made this Asian plant extremely valuable to cosmetics companies seeking natural moisturizing agents.
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