Organic Chemical
octadecadienoic acid
Definitions related to octadecadienoic acid:
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A class of polyunsaturated fatty acids with 18 carbons and 2 double bonds.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with an 18-carbon backbone and exactly 2 double bonds. There are numerous isomers and stereoisomers that can be called by this name.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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