Erucic Acid Definition
ĭ-ro͝osĭk
noun
A monounsaturated fatty acid, C22 H42 O2 , 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.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Erucic Acid
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
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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