ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID

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Meaning:

A polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("alpha-linolenic acid" is a kind of...):

omega-3; omega-3 fatty acid (a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning)

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