LINOLENIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid

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Nouns denoting substances

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

omega-6; omega-6 fatty acid (a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning)

Holonyms ("linolenic acid" is a substance of...):

soyabean oil; soybean oil (oil from soya beans)

flaxseed oil; linseed oil (a drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints)

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