Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LINOLEIC
LINOLEIC Li *no "le *ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically (Chem. ), designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts.
New American Oxford Dictionary
linoleic acid
lin o le ic ac id |ˌlinəˈlēik, -ˈlā -, ləˈnōlēik ˌlɪnəˌliɪk ˈæsəd | ▶noun Chemistry a polyunsaturated fatty acid present as a glyceride in linseed oil and other oils and essential in the human diet. [Chem. formula: C 17 H 31 COOH. ] DERIVATIVES li no le ate |ləˈnōlēˌāt |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin linum ‘flax ’ + oleic acid .
Oxford Dictionary
linoleic acid
linoleic acid |ˌlɪnə (ʊ )ˈliːɪk, -ˈleɪɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a polyunsaturated fatty acid present as a glyceride in linseed oil and other oils and essential in the human diet. ●Chem. formula: C 17 H 31 COOH. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin linum ‘flax ’ + oleic acid .
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