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erucic acid

[ ih-roo-sik ]
/ ɪˈru sɪk /
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noun Chemistry.
a solid fatty acid, a homologue of oleic acid, derived from oils of mustard seed and rapeseed.
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Origin of erucic acid

1865–70; <New Latin Eruc(a) the rocket genus (Latin ērūca;cf. rocket2) + -ic

Words nearby erucic acid

Erté, Ertebølle, erub, erubescence, erubescent, erucic acid, eruciform, eruct, eructate, erudite, erudition
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British Dictionary definitions for erucic acid

erucic acid
/ (ɪˈruːsɪk) /
noun
a crystalline fatty acid derived from the oils of rapeseed, mustard seed, and wallflower seed
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