wuhanic acid

wuhanic acid

English

wuhanic acid

Etymology

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

Noun

wuhanic acid (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• wuhanic

 

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

Hypernyms

• acid
• carbon compound
• fatty acid
• molecule
• organic compound

 

• C₂₄H₄₄O₄

Coordinate terms

• nebraskanic acid

 

Related terms

• acid
• fatty acid
• Wuhan
• Wuhanic
• wuhanic