LINOLEIC ACID


Meaning of LINOLEIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌli-nə-ˈlē-ik-, -ˈlā- ]

noun

Etymology: Greek lin on flax + International Scientific Vocabulary oleic ( acid )

Date: 1857

: a liquid unsaturated fatty acid C 18 H 32 O 2 found especially in semidrying oils (as corn oil) and essential for the nutrition of some animals

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.