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Definition of Linoleic acid

1. Noun. A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap.

Definition of Linoleic acid

1. Noun. an polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils ¹

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Medical Definition of Linoleic acid

1. An essential fatty acid (9, 12, octadecadienoic acid), occurs as a glyceride component in many fats and oils. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Linoleic acid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"... acid, and linoleic acid. On exposing an alcoholic solution to light, ... acid and linoleic acid yield the same ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1890)
"Oleic Acid—Detection of linoleic acid in the Commercial Article. ... oleic acid is largely adulterated with • linoleic acid; the presence of one per cent, ..."

3. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"linoleic acid is not changed by nitrous acid. Lead linoleate is soluble in ether. ... Its specific gravity is greater than that of linoleic acid. ..."

4. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"linoleic acid is not changed by nitrous acid. Lead linoleate is soluble in ether. ... Its specific gravity is greater than that of linoleic acid. ..."

5. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1864)
"Appendix to linoleic acid. Drying Oils. The vegetable oils occurring in nature, which, when exposed to the air in thin layers, dry up to a transparent, ..."

6. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"The major omega-6 fatty acid is linoleic acid. Substitution of foods rich in linoleic acid for those high in saturated fats results in a fall in LDL- ..."

7. Commercial Organic Analysis by Alfred Henry Allen, Wm. A. Davis (1910)
"linoleic acid is a thin oily liquid, of faint yellow colour. ... linoleic acid does not form a solid product on treatment with nitrous acid. ..."

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