linolenic acid
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linolenic acid
[lin″o-len´ik]an essential fatty acid that cannot be synthesized by animal tissues and must be obtained in the diet.
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lin·o·len·ic ac·id
(lin'ō-len'ik as'id), Do not confuse this word with linoleic acid.9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid (also referred to as α-l); an 18-carbon triply unsaturated fatty acid that is essential in the nutrition of mammals. γ-linolenic acid is 6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid.
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linolenic acid
(lĭn′ə-lĕn′ĭk)n.
An unsaturated fatty acid, C18H30O2, considered essential to the human diet. It is an important component of natural drying oils.
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linolenic acid
An essential 18-carbon fatty acid with 3 unsaturated bonds of either plant (alpha-linolenic acid) or animal (gamma-linolenic acid) origin.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
lin·o·len·ic ac·id
(lin'ō-len'ik as'id) Do not confuse this word with linoleic acid.An 18-carbon triply unsaturated fatty acid that is essential in the nutrition of mammals.
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linolenic acid
An essential fatty acid. Like LINOLEIC and arachidonic acids it is polyunsaturated and found in vegetable oils and wheat germ.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005