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linolenic acid definition

lino·le·nic acid (lin′ō lē′nik, -len′ik)

an unsaturated fatty acid, CHCOOH, found as a glyceryl ester in fats and oils: used in drying oils, varnishes, resins, paints, etc. and considered essential in animal diets

Etymology: < linol(eic acid) + -en(e) + -ic

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