elaidic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The trans isomer of oleic acid; the major trans fat found in hydrogenated vegetable oils, also occurring in small amounts in caprine and bovine milk.

Word forms

elaidic acid elaïdic acid elaidinic acid

Etymology

See elaine (“oleic acid”).

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