chaulmoogric acid

noun

A cyclic fatty acid, 2-cyclopentene-1-tridecanoic acid, obtained from chaulmoogra seeds, used in the treatment of leprosy.

Meanings

nounchaulmoogric acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA cyclic fatty acid, 2-cyclopentene-1-tridecanoic acid, obtained from chaulmoogra seeds, used in the treatment of leprosy.
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