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lesquerolic acid

lesquerolic acid noun: a hydroxy acid found in the oil of most species of Lesquerella (= Physaria; the bladderpods).

lesquerolic acid: a hydroxy acid found in the oil of most species of Lesquerella (= Physaria; the bladderpods)
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Noun

lesquerolic acid (uncountable)

  1. A hydroxy acid found in the oil of most species of Lesquerella (= Physaria; the bladderpods).
    • Lesquerolic acid is the C₂₀ homologue of ricinoleic acid and attempts are being made to develop Lesquerella fondleri as a new crop.1996, F.D. Gunstone, Fatty Acid and Lipid Chemistry, page 13
    • Several species of the genus Lesquerella produce as major hydroxy fatty acids either densipolic acid (12-hydroxyoctadeca-9,15-dienoic acid), lesquerolic acid (14-hydroxyeicosa-11-enoic acid) or auricolic acid (14-hydroxyeicosa-11,17-dienoic acid).2004, Christian Möllers, “8: Potential and future prospects for rapeseed oil”, in F. D. Gunstone, editor, Rapeseed and Canola Oil: Production, Processing, Properties and Uses, page 201

Questions about lesquerolic acid

What does lesquerolic acid mean?
Lesquerolic acid means a hydroxy acid found in the oil of most species of Lesquerella (= Physaria; the bladderpods).
What part of speech is lesquerolic acid?
Lesquerolic acid is a noun.

Words near lesquerolic acid in the dictionary

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  3. Lesperance
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  6. lesquerolic acid
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  9. less and less
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