linoleicacid

lin·o·le·ic acid (lĭn'ə-lēʹĭk) n.

An unsaturated fatty acid, C₁₇H₃₁COOH, considered essential to the human diet, that is an important component of drying oils, such as linseed oil.

  [Greek linon, flax; See lī̆no- in Indo-European Roots + oleic acid.]

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