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sterculic acid

sterculic acid noun: the cyclopropene fatty acid 8-(2-octylcyclopropenyl)octanoic acid found in some tropical vegetable oils.

Noun

sterculic acid (uncountable)

  1. the cyclopropene fatty acid 8-(2-octylcyclopropenyl)octanoic acid found in some tropical vegetable oils

Questions about sterculic acid

What does sterculic acid mean?
Sterculic acid means the cyclopropene fatty acid 8-(2-octylcyclopropenyl)octanoic acid found in some tropical vegetable oils.
What part of speech is sterculic acid?
Sterculic acid is a noun.

Words near sterculic acid in the dictionary

  1. sterculates
  2. sterculia
  3. sterculiaceous
  4. sterculias
  5. sterculic
  6. sterculic acid
  7. Sterculius
  8. Sterdyń
  9. stere
  10. stereaceous
  11. stereid

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