ELAIDIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does elaidic acid mean? 

• ELAIDIC ACID (noun)
  The noun ELAIDIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods

  Familiarity information: ELAIDIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELAIDIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A monounsaturated fatty acid that has the same structure as oleic acid except that it is a trans fatty acid; the major trans fatty acid in margarine and fried foods

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("elaidic acid" is a kind of...):

trans fatty acid (a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils)

monounsaturated fatty acid (an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds)

 Context examples 

Due to its lipophilicity, gemcitabine 5'-elaidic acid ester exhibits an increased cellular uptake and accumulation, resulting in an increased conversion to active metabolites, compared to gemcitabine.

(Gemcitabine Elaidate, NCI Thesaurus)

The lipophilic 5'-elaidic acid ester of the deoxycytidine analog cytosine arabinoside (cytarabine; Ara-C) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Elacytarabine, NCI Thesaurus)