petroselinic acid
An unsaturated fatty acid cis-6-octadecenoic acid found in many members of the family…An unsaturated fatty acid cis-6-octadecenoic acid found in many members of the family Apiaceae (e.g. parsley seed oil); it is a positional isomer of oleic acid, the double bond being in position 6 instead of 9.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An unsaturated fatty acid cis-6-octadecenoic acid found in many members of the family Apiaceae (e.g. parsley seed oil); it is a positional isomer of oleic acid, the double bond being in position 6 instead of 9.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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