erucic
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- adjective
- /ɪˈruːsɪk/
- Specialized
- Erucic acid, which is found in certain plant oils, can have negative health effects if consumed in large amounts.
- erucic acid
Examples
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Research indicates that erucic acid may contribute to heart issues in some animal studies.
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Among our animal studies, you will find a file on erucic acid.
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But, as for erucic acid, it creates cardiac problems in rats.
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Oils with high levels of erucic fatty acids are not permitted in U.S. foods according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
Academic text (2015) -
For example, the FDA guidelines state that oils must not exceed a maximum erucic fatty acid content of 2% (O'Brian, 2004).
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The presence of erucic acids in certain oils has raised concerns among food safety authorities.
Surface Forms
Morphology
erucic = erucic acid (semi-transparent) = eruc + ic
Formed by the productive adjectival suffix '-ic' on the specialized combining form 'eruc-'; morphologically regular but technical, so only partially transparent to general learners.
Etymology
Erucic comes from the Latin name eruca, which means 'mustard' or 'arugula'. So when something is described as erucic, it means it is from or related to the fat first found in mustard and rapeseed oils.