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ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alpha-linolenic acid mean?
• ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID (noun)
The noun ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition
Familiarity information: ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("alpha-linolenic acid" is a kind of...):
omega-3; omega-3 fatty acid (a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning)
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)
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)
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