English Explanatory Dictionary

linoleic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils. Not to be confused with linolenic acid.

Word forms

linoleic acid

Synonyms

octadecadienoic acid

Related words

linoleate linoleoyl
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