elaidic acid

See also: elaïdic acid

English

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Etymology

See elaine (“oleic acid”).

Noun

elaidic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The trans isomer of oleic acid; the major trans fat found in hydrogenated vegetable oils, also occurring in small amounts in caprine and bovine milk.
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