linoleic acid

linoleic acid
noun Etymology: Greek linon flax + International Scientific Vocabulary oleic (acid) Date: 1857 a liquid unsaturated fatty acid C18H32O2 found especially in semidrying oils (as corn oil) and essential for the nutrition of some animals

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  • linoleic acid — [lin΄ō lē′ik, li nō′lē ik] n. [< L linum, flax + OLEIC] an unsaturated fatty acid, C17H31COOH, found as a glyceryl ester in linseed oil and other fats and oils: used as a drying agent and in soaps, foods, etc. and considered essential in… …   English World dictionary

  • Linoleic acid — Not to be confused with linolenic acid. Linoleic acid …   Wikipedia

  • linoleic acid — linolo rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė H(CH₂)₄(CH₂CH=CH)₂(CH₂)₇COOH atitikmenys: angl. linoleic acid rus. линолевая кислота ryšiai: sinonimas – (Z,Z) 9,12 oktadekadieno rūgštis …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 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

  • 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 — An essential fatty acid(9, 12, octadecadienoic acid) ; occurs as a glyceride component in many fats and oils …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 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

  • linoleic acid — noun an 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 Syn …   Wiktionary

  • linoleic acid — [ˌlɪnə(ʊ) li:ɪk, leɪɪk] noun Chemistry a polyunsaturated fatty acid present in linseed oil and other oils and essential in the human diet. Origin C19: from L. linum flax + oleic acid …   English new terms dictionary

  • linoleic acid — see essential fatty acid …   The new mediacal dictionary

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