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wuhanic acid

wuhanic acid noun: a fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus).

wuhanic acid: a fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
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Noun

wuhanic acid (uncountable)

  1. A fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
    Synonyms:
    wuhanic, -7, 18-dihydroxytetracosa-15, 21-dienoic acid, 7, 18-di-OH-24:2-delta-15c, 21c

Synonyms of wuhanic acid

  • wuhanic
  • -7
  • 18-dihydroxytetracosa-15
  • 21-dienoic acid
  • 7
  • 18-di-OH-24:2-delta-15c
  • 21c

Origin of wuhanic acid

Wuhanic+acid. From being a fatty acid discovered in Wuhan. Named for the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the co-discoverer, Chunyu Zhang, worked.

Questions about wuhanic acid

What does wuhanic acid mean?
Wuhanic acid means a fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus).
What part of speech is wuhanic acid?
Wuhanic acid is a noun.

Words near wuhanic acid in the dictionary

  1. Wuhan virus
  2. Wuhanese
  3. Wuhanian
  4. Wuhanians
  5. wuhanic
  6. wuhanic acid
  7. Wuhanite
  8. Wuhanites
  9. wuhk
  10. Wuhsi
  11. Wuhsiang

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