erucic acid
A long-chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH₃₇CH=CH₁₁COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard…A long-chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₇CH=CH(CH₂)₁₁COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard seed oils; strictly, the cis-isomer of the molecule (the trans-isomer is called brassidic acid).
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A long-chain unsaturated fatty acid, CH₃(CH₂)₇CH=CH(CH₂)₁₁COOH, found in rapeseed and mustard seed oils; strictly, the cis-isomer of the molecule (the trans-isomer is called brassidic acid).
Word family
1 related wordsDerivederucate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable