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nervonic acid

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Main Entry: ner·von·ic acid
Pronunciation: n&r-"vän-ik-
Function: noun
: a crystalline unsaturated fatty acidC23H45COOH obtained from nervon by hydrolysis
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nervonic acid ner·von·ic acid (nûr-vŏn'ĭk)
n.
An unsaturated fatty acid that forms by hydrolysis in cerebrosides such as nervon.

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