erucic acid

[ ih-roo-sik ]
/ ɪˈru sɪk /

noun Chemistry.

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

Origin of erucic acid

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

Words nearby erucic acid

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