brassidic acid

noun

bras·​sid·​ic acid

(ˈ)bra¦sidik-

: a white crystalline acid C₈H₁₇CH=CH(CH₂)₁₁COOH stereoisomeric with erucic acid and formed from it (as by treatment with nitrous acid)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary brass- (from Latin brassica cabbage) + -id + -ic

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