linolic acid

Definitions of linolic acid
  1. noun
    a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap
    synonyms: linoleic acid
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    type of:
    polyunsaturated fatty acid
    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
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