ERUCIC ACID


Meaning of ERUCIC ACID in English

/i rooh"sik/ , Chem.

a solid fatty acid, a homologue of oleic acid, derived from oils of mustard seed and rapeseed.

[ 1865-70; Eruc ( a ) the rocket genus (L eruca; cf. ROCKET 2 ) + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .