wuhanic acid
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Wuhanic_acid.svg/220px-Wuhanic_acid.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (organic chemistry) A fatty acid found in the seed oil of Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
Synonyms
[edit]- (7R,15Z,18R,21Z)-7,18-dihydroxytetracosa-15,21-dienoic acid
- 7,18-di-OH-24:2-delta-15c,21c
Hypernyms
[edit]- C24H44O4