wuhanic acid

Meaning

Noun

• A fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus (species))

Related

Similar words

• wuhanic
• * (7R,15Z,18R,21Z)-7,18-dihydroxytetracosa-15,21-dienoic acid
• * 7,18-di-OH-24:2-delta-15c,21c

Broader meaning words

• fatty acid
• acid
• organic compound
• carbon compound
• molecule
• * C₂₄H₄₄O₄

Origin

• Wuhanic+acid. From being a fatty acid discovered in Wuhan. Named for the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the co-discoverer, Chunyu Zhang, worked.