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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of erucic acid1

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

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