Etymology

rumenic acid

Today it means: A conjugated linoleic acid found in the fat of ruminants and in dairy products, formed along with vaccenic acid by biohydrogenation of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in the rumen. Full definition →

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The story

Name proposed by Kramer et al in 1998.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.