LINOLENIC ACID


Meaning of LINOLENIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈlē-nik-, -ˈlā- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from linoleic

Date: 1887

: a liquid unsaturated fatty acid C 18 H 30 O 2 found especially in drying oils (as linseed oil) and essential for the nutrition of some animals

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