|linə|lēnik-, -lenik- noun
Etymology: linolenic International Scientific Vocabulary linole ic + connective -n- + -ic
: a liquid unsaturated fatty acid C 17 H 29 COOH that occurs in the form of glycerides along with glycerides of linoleic acid especially in linseed oil, perilla oil, and other drying oils and that is considered one of the fatty acids essential in animal nutrition; 9,12,15-octadeca-trien-oic acid