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vaccenic acid

noun vac·cen·ic acid \vak-ˌsen-ik-\

Medical Definition of VACCENIC ACID

:  a crystalline unsaturated acid C18H34O2 that is isomeric with elaidic acid and oleic acid and that is obtained especially from animal fats

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