Erucic-acid
[ih-roo-sik] /ɪˈru sɪk/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a solid fatty acid, a homologue of oleic acid, derived from oils of mustard seed and rapeseed.
/ɪˈruːsɪk/
noun
1.
a crystalline fatty acid derived from the oils of rapeseed, mustard seed, and wallflower seed
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