- brassidic acid
- \(ˈ)bra|sidik-\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary brass- (from Latin brassica cabbage) + -id + -ic: a white crystalline acid C8H17CH = CH(CH2)11COOH stereoisomeric with erucic acid and formed from it (as by treatment with nitrous acid)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.