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linoleic acid

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linoleic acid [¦lin·e¦lē·ik ′as·əd]
(biochemistry)
C17H31COOH A yellow unsaturated fatty acid, boiling at 229°C (14 mmHg), occurring as a glyceride in drying oils; obtained from linseed, safflower, and tall oils; a principal fatty acid in plants, and considered essential in animal nutrition; used in medicine, feeds, paints, and margarine. Also known as linolic acid; 9,12-octadecadienoic acid.


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