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erucic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
eru-ci-c acid
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Uncountable

Usage

Derived Forms

erucate

Phrases

isoerucic acid

Questions

What does erucic acid mean?
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).

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