erucic acid

[ ih-roo-sik ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a solid fatty acid, a homologue of oleic acid, derived from oils of mustard seed and rapeseed.

erucic acid

/ ɪˈruːsɪk /

noun

1. a crystalline fatty acid derived from the oils of rapeseed, mustard seed, and wallflower seed

Word History and Origins

Origin of erucic acid¹

1865–70; < New Latin Eruc ( a ) the rocket genus ( Latin ērūca; rocket ² ) + -ic