selacholeic acid

noun

sel·​a·​cho·​le·​ic acid

¦selə(ˌ) kō¦lēik-

: nervonic acid

Word History

Etymology

selacholeic from Greek selachos cartilaginous fish + -oleic; from its being found in some fish-liver oils

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