chaulmoogric acid

English

Noun

chaulmoogric acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A cyclic fatty acid, 2-cyclopentene-1-tridecanoic acid, obtained from chaulmoogra seeds, used in the treatment of leprosy.
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