malvalic acid

noun

The cyclopropene fatty acid 7-(2-octyl-1-cyclopropenyl)heptanoic acid found in some seed oils, often with sterculic acid

Meanings

nounmalvalic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe cyclopropene fatty acid 7-(2-octyl-1-cyclopropenyl)heptanoic acid found in some seed oils, often with sterculic acid
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