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erucic acid
e·ru·cic acid E0203200 (ĭ-ro͞o′sĭk)n. A monounsaturated fatty acid, C22H42O2, making up 40 to 50 percent of the total fatty acid in rapeseed, wallflower seed, and mustard seed, used in manufacturing cosmetics and photographic emulsions and films and as a lubricant. [From New Latin Ērūca, arugula genus (from the fact that erucic acid is generally abundant in oil from the seeds of members of the mustard family such as arugula), from Latin ērūca, arugula.]erucic acid (ɪˈruːsɪk) n (Plants) a crystalline fatty acid derived from the oils of rapeseed, mustard seed, and wallflower seede•ru′cic ac′id (ɪˈru sɪk) n. a solid fatty acid, a homologue of oleic acid, derived from oils of mustard seed and rapeseed. [1865–70; < New Latin Eruc(a) the rocket genus (Latin ērūca; compare rocket2) + -ic] Translationserucic acid
erucic acid[ə′rüs·ik ′as·əd] (organic chemistry) C22H42O2 A monoethenoid acid that is the cis isomer of brassidic acid and makes up 40 to 50% of the total fatty acid in rapeseed, wallflower seed, and mustard seed; crystallizes as needles from alcohol solution, insoluble in water, soluble in ethanol and methanol. erucic acid
erucic acid [ĕ-roo´sik as´id] a monounsaturated fatty acid that is a major constituent of certain oils, such as rapeseed oil. Because it has been linked to cardiac muscle damage, oils such as canola oil were developed that are low in erucic acid.e·ru·cic ac·id (ĕ-rū'sik as'id), A 22-carbon unsaturated fatty acid present in the seeds of nasturtium (Indian cress) and of several Cruciferae species (rape, mustard, and wallflower); thought to be toxic to cardiac muscle.erucic acid (ĭ-ro͞o′sĭk)n. A monounsaturated fatty acid, C22H42O2, making up 40 to 50 percent of the total fatty acid in rapeseed, wallflower seed, and mustard seed, used in manufacturing cosmetics and photographic emulsions and films and as a lubricant. |