tariric acid

noun

ta·​rir·​ic acid

təˈririk-

: a crystalline acetylenic fatty acid CH₃(CH₂)₁₀C≡C(CH₂)₄COOH that is isomeric with linoleic acid and occurs as a glyceride in the oil of the seeds of several plants of the genus Picramnia

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tariri- (from New Latin Tariri, from American Spanish tariri, a plant of the genus Picramnia, of American Indian origin) + -ic

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