lesquerolic acid
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A hydroxy acid found in the oil of most species of Lesquerella (= Physaria; the bladderpods).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Lesquerolic acid is the C₂₀ homologue of ricinoleic acid and attempts are being made to develop Lesquerella fondleri as a new crop."
- "Several species of the genus Lesquerella produce as major hydroxy fatty acids either densipolic acid (12-hydroxyoctadeca-9,15-dienoic acid), lesquerolic acid (14-hydroxyeicosa-11-enoic acid) or auricolic acid (14-hydroxyeicosa-11,17-dienoic acid)."
- "Species of Lesquerella contain up to 55% lesquerolic acid, the 20-carbon analogue of ricinoleate, and some species contain up to 80% hydroxy fatty acid content."