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Word: erucic acid (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • organic compound 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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