vaccenic acid

vaccenic acid
An unsaturated fatty acid of which both cis and trans isomers are found in butter and other animal fats.

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vac·cen·ic acid vak-.sen-ik- n a crystalline unsaturated acid C18H34O2 that is isomeric with elaidic acid and oleic acid and that is obtained esp. from animal fats

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vac·cen·ic ac·id (vak-senґik) a monounsaturated fatty acid isomeric with oleic and elaidic acids; it occurs naturally in both cis and trans configurations, the former in bacteria and the latter in beef fat and butterfat. See table accompanying fatty acid.

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