clupanodonic acid
noun
clu·pan·o·don·ic acid
(ˈ)klü¦panə¦dänik-,
¦klüpə(ˌ) nō¦-
: a highly unsaturated acid C21H33COOH obtained as a light yellow oil from fish or fish liver oils and blubber oil
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary clupanodon- (from New Latin Clupanodon genus name of the small Japanese fish Clupanodon melanosticta, from Latin clupea, a small fish + Greek anodōn toothless, from an- an- + odōn tooth) + -ic