(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:28:19

E*ru"cic (?), a. Chem.

Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil, mustard oil, etc.

 

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