linoleicadj.
/lɪnəʊˈliːɪk/ Chemistry.
linoleic acid n. an acid found as a glyceride in linseed and other oils.
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1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 360 The oleic acid furnished by the saponification of linseed oil differs from ordinary oleic acid; Sacc terms it linoleic acid.
1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 370 The olein of olive oil differs from the olein of linseed oil, or linolein.
1865 H. Watts Dict. Chem. III. 700 Linoleic Acid. Papaverolic acid.
Derivatives
liˈnoleate n. a salt of linoleic acid.
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1865 H. Watts Dict. Chem. III. 700 Linoleate of lead.
liˈnolein n. [-in suffix1] (see quot. 1900).
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1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 148 Linolein, the glyceride of linoleic acid found in linseed oil.
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