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e⋅ru⋅cic ac⋅id

  [i-roo-sik]
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–noun Chemistry.
a solid fatty acid, a homologue of oleic acid, derived from oils of mustard seed and rapeseed.
Origin:
1865–70; < NL Eruc(a) the rocket genus (L ērūca; cf. rocket 2 ) + -ic
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e·ru·cic acid   (ĭ-rōō'sĭk)   
n.  A fatty acid, C22H42O2, making up 40 to 50 percent of the total fatty acid in rapeseed, wallflower seed, and mustard seed.

[From New Latin Ērūca, cabbage genus, from Latin ērūca, rocket, cabbage.]
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Main Entry: eru·cic acid
Pronunciation: i-"rü-sik-
Function: noun
: a crystalline fatty acid C22H42O2 found inthe form of glycerides especially in rapeseed oil
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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