nebraskanic acid

noun

A fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

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Meanings

nounnebraskanic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

    Synonyms: nebraskanic, -7, 18-dihydroxytetracos-15-enoic acid, 18-dihydroxytetracosa-15-monoenoic acid, 7, 18-di-OH-24:1-delta-15c

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

Similar
nebraskanic-718-dihydroxytetracos-15-enoic acid18-dihydroxytetracosa-15-monoenoic acid718-di-OH-24:1-delta-15c

Origin

From Nebraska + -n- + -ic + acid. From being a fatty acid discovered in Nebraska. Named for the U.S. state of Nebraska, where the co-discoverer worked.

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