erucic acid

English

Noun

erucic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A long chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)11COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard seed oils; the cis- isomer is erucic acid, the trans- isomer is brassidic acid
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