- linolic acid
- SYN: linoleic acid.
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lin·o·lic ac·id (lin-oґlik) linoleic acid.
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linolic acid
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linolic acid — noun a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap • Syn: ↑linoleic acid • Hypernyms: ↑polyunsaturated fatty acid • Substance Holonyms: ↑linseed oil, ↑flaxseed oil, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
linoleic acid — 9,12 Octadecadienoic acid; a doubly unsaturated fatty acid, occurring widely in plant glycerides, that is essential in nutrition in mammals. SYN: linolic acid. [L. linum, flax, + oleum, oil] * * * lin·ole·ic acid .lin ə .lē ik , .lā n a liquid… … Medical dictionary
polyunsaturated fatty acid — noun an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil • Hypernyms: ↑unsaturated fatty acid • Hyponyms: ↑omega 3 fatty acid … Useful english dictionary
linoleic acid — noun a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap • Syn: ↑linolic acid • Hypernyms: ↑polyunsaturated fatty acid • Substance Holonyms: ↑linseed oil, ↑flaxseed oil, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
linoleic acid — Chem. an unsaturated fatty acid, C18H32O2, occurring as a glyceride in drying oils, as in linseed oil. Also, linolic acid /leuh noh lik/. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
flaxseed oil — noun a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints • Syn: ↑linseed oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Meronyms: ↑linoleic acid, ↑linolic acid, ↑linolenic acid * * * ˈflaxse … Useful english dictionary
linseed oil — noun a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints • Syn: ↑flaxseed oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Meronyms: ↑linoleic acid, ↑linolic acid, ↑linolenic acid … Useful english dictionary
soyabean oil — noun oil from soya beans • Syn: ↑soybean oil • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑soy, ↑soybean, ↑soya, ↑soya bean … Useful english dictionary
soybean oil — noun oil from soya beans • Syn: ↑soyabean oil • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑soy, ↑soybean, ↑soya, ↑soya bean … Useful english dictionary
corn oil — noun oil from the germs of corn grains • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑corn • Substance Meronyms: ↑linoleic acid, ↑linolic acid * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
