ERUCIC ACID


Meaning of ERUCIC ACID in English

ə̇ˈrüsik- noun

Etymology: erucic International Scientific Vocabulary eruc- (from New Latin Eruca ) + -ic

: a crystalline fatty acid C 8 H 17 CH = CH(CH 2 ) 11 COOH found in the form of glycerides especially in oils from the seeds of cruciferous plants (as mustard and rape); cis -13-docos-en-oic acid

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