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The unsaturated fatty acid cis-icos-9-enoic acid related to oleic acid but having 20 carbon atoms; it is found in fish and vegetable oils
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gadoleic acid — A cis unsaturated fatty acid from cod liver oil and other sources. SYN: 9 eicosenoic acid … Medical dictionary
gadoleic acid — |gadə|lēik noun Etymology: New Latin Gadus + English oleic : an unsaturated fatty acid C19H37COOH occurring in the form of glycerides in whale oil and many fish oils … Useful english dictionary
gadoleic — adjective Of or pertaining to gadoleic acid or its derivatives … Wiktionary
fatty acid — noun Any of a class of aliphatic carboxylic acids, of general formula CHCOOH, that occur combined with glycerol as animal or vegetable oils and fats. Only those with an even number of carbon atoms are normally found in … Wiktionary
gondoic acid — noun The unsaturated fatty acid cis icos 11 enoic acid (an isomer of gadoleic acid) present in fish and vegetable oils … Wiktionary
9-eicosenoic acid — SYN: gadoleic acid … Medical dictionary
Common Monounsaturated Fatty Acids — ▪ Table Common monounsaturated fatty acids trivial name systematic name number of carbons in chain typical sources palmitoleic acid cis 9 hexadecenoic acid 16 marine algae, pine oil oleic acid cis 9 octadecenoic acid 18 animal tissues, olive oil… … Universalium
cod-liver oil — /kod liv euhr/ a pale yellow, fixed oil, extracted from the liver of the common cod or of allied species, used in medicine chiefly as a source of vitamins A and D. [1605 15] * * * Oil obtained primarily from the liver of the Atlantic cod and… … Universalium
Common fatty acids in foods — ▪ Table Common fatty acids in foods fatty acid shorthand* typical source Saturated fatty acids butyric 4:0 butterfat caproic 6:0 butterfat caprylic 8:0 coconut oil capric 10:0 coconut oil lauric 12:0 coconut oil, palm kernel oil myristic 14:0… … Universalium
