| linoleic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically, designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| linoleic acid | An essential fatty acid (9, 12, octadecadienoic acid), occurs as a glyceride component in many fats and oils. (18 Nov 1997) |
| linoleic acids | Eighteen-carbon essential fatty acids that contain two double bonds. (12 Dec 1998) |