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eleostearic acid

n. a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid [syn: elaeostearic acid]

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Eleostearic acid

eleostearic acid is a fatty acid, one of two isomers of octadecatrienoic acid:

  • α-Eleostearic acid or (9Z,11E,13E)-9,11,13-octadecatrienoic acid, which occurs in tung oil and bitter gourd seed oil;
  • β-Eleostearic acid or (9E,11E,13E)-9,11,13-octadecatrienoic acid.