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rumenic acid

rumenic acid noun: a conjugated linoleic acid found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products, formed along with vaccenic acid by biohydrogenation of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in the rumen.

Noun

rumenic acid (uncountable)

  1. A conjugated linoleic acid found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products, formed along with vaccenic acid by biohydrogenation of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in the rumen.
    Synonyms:
    bovinic acid

Synonyms of rumenic acid

Origin of rumenic acid

Name proposed by Kramer et al in 1998.

Questions about rumenic acid

What does rumenic acid mean?
Rumenic acid means a conjugated linoleic acid found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products, formed along with vaccenic acid by biohydrogenation of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in the rumen.
What part of speech is rumenic acid?
Rumenic acid is a noun.

Words near rumenic acid in the dictionary

  1. Rumeliote
  2. Rumeliotes
  3. Rumeliots
  4. rumen
  5. rumenic
  6. rumenic acid
  7. rumenitis
  8. rumenocentesis
  9. rumenotomies
  10. rumenotomy
  11. rumens

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