CLUPANODONIC ACID


Meaning of CLUPANODONIC ACID in English

(ˈ)klü|panə|dänik-, |klüpə(ˌ) nō|- noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary clupanodon- (from New Latin Clupanodon genus name of the small Japanese fish Clupanodon melanosticta, from Latin clupea, a small fish + Greek anodōn toothless, from an- an- + odōn tooth) + -ic — more at tooth

: a highly unsaturated acid C 21 H 33 COOH obtained as a light yellow oil from fish or fish liver oils and blubber oil

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