Organic Chemical
lauroleic acid
Definitions related to lauroleic acid:
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A monounsaturated medium-chain fatty acid with a 12-carbon backbone and a single double bond originating from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th or 10th positions from the methyl end.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Monounsaturated fatty acid with 12 carbons and the double bond on the 3rd carbon from the methyl end.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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