linoleic acid
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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 — 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 … New Collegiate 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 — [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
