Usually means: Fatty acid, derived from phytol.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (phytanic acid)

noun:  (organic chemistry) The fatty acid (7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadecanoic acid derived from chlorophyll via the related phytol

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