nebraskanic acid en · NOUN
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
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Hypernyms
molecule · carbon compound · C24H46O4 · acid · fatty acid · organic compound
Relateds
Nebraska · fatty acid · acid
Synonyms
7 · 18-dihydroxytetracosa-15-monoenoic acid · 18-dihydroxytetracos-15-enoic acid · -7 · nebraskanic · 18-di-OH-24:1-delta-15c