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linoleic acid definition

lino·leic acid (lin′ō lē′ik, li nō′lē ik)

an unsaturated fatty acid, CHCOOH, 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 animal diets

Etymology: < L linum, flax + oleic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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