See Also: neophron(dictionary)

elaidic (iou) and neophron (iou)


elaidic (iou)



elaidic adjective. M19.
[from Greek elaion oil + -ID(E + -IC.]
Chemistry. elaidic acid, a solid acid isomeric with oleic acid, of which it is the trans analogue.

neophron (iou)



neophron noun. M19.
[mod. Latin (see below) from Latin from Greek Neophron a man who was changed into a vulture.]
The Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus. Now chiefly as mod. Latin genus name.