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LINOLENIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does linolenic acid mean?
• LINOLENIC ACID (noun)
The noun LINOLENIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid
Familiarity information: LINOLENIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("linolenic acid" is a kind of...):
omega-6; omega-6 fatty acid (a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning)
Holonyms ("linolenic acid" is a substance of...):
soyabean oil; soybean oil (oil from soya beans)
flaxseed oil; linseed oil (a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints)
Context examples
Flaxseed-derived foods, lignans, and essential fatty acids such as alpha-linolenic acid, possess anti-inflammatory, lipid-lowering, antioxidant, and antineoplastic properties.
(Flaxseed, NCI Thesaurus)
The oil contains the fatty acids linoleic acid and gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a rare essential fatty acid.
(Evening Primrose Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
A frequent consumption of vegetable oil-based margarines containing at least 60 per cent fat was associated with higher proportions of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, linoleic acids and alpha-linolenic acids in plasma.
(Blood Fatty Acids Reveal Your Child's Diet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is found in leafy green vegetables, nuts, and some vegetable oils, such as canola, soybean, and flaxseed.
(Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks, NIH)
Additionally, the fish oil/glycerol/egg lecithin-based emulsion contains, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, octadecatetraenoic acid, eicosaenoic acid, arachidonic acid, docosaenoic acid, and docosapentaenoic acid.
(Fish Oil/Glycerol/Egg Lecithin-based Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)
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