English Explanatory Dictionary

petroselinic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unsaturated fatty acid cis-6-octadecenoic acid found in many members of the family Apiaceae (e.g. parsley seed oil); it is a positional isomer of oleic acid, the double bond being in position 6 instead of 9.

Word forms

petroselinic acid
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