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erucic acid

erucic acid noun: a long-chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₇CH=CH(CH₂)₁₁COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard seed oils; strictly, the cis-isomer of the molecule (the trans-isomer is called brassidic acid).

erucic acid: a long-chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₇CH=CH(CH₂)₁₁COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard seed...
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Noun

erucic acid (uncountable)

  1. A long-chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₇CH=CH(CH₂)₁₁COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard seed oils; strictly, the cis-isomer of the molecule (the trans-isomer is called brassidic acid).

Words formed from erucic acid

Questions about erucic acid

What does erucic acid mean?
Erucic acid means a long-chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₇CH=CH(CH₂)₁₁COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard seed oils; strictly, the cis-isomer of the molecule (the trans-isomer is called brassidic acid).
What part of speech is erucic acid?
Erucic acid is a noun.

Words near erucic acid in the dictionary

  1. erucae
  2. erucamide
  3. erucate
  4. erucates
  5. erucic
  6. erucic acid
  7. erucifoline
  8. eruciform
  9. erucin
  10. erucism
  11. eruct

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