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Definition of Linolenic acid

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

Definition of Linolenic acid

1. Noun. (fatty acid) An polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and three double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed and other vegetable oils ¹

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Medical Definition of Linolenic acid

1. An 18 carbon fatty acid with three double bonds (9, 12, 15, octadecatrienoic acid) and _ and _ isomers. Essential dietary component for mammals. See: fatty acids. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Linolenic acid

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

1. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1921)
"Moreover, Rollett showed that the liquid tetrabromide, considered to be a derivative of /8-linolenic acid, is still an unsaturated substance, which absorbs ..."

2. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"linolenic acid has not been solidified. Its specific gravity is greater than that of ... linolenic acid occurs in considerable quantity in linseed oil. ..."

3. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"linolenic acid, C^H^O,. is the only member of this series which has been ... linolenic acid has not been solidified. Its specific gravity is greater than ..."

4. The Examination of Hydrocarbon Oils and of Saponifiable Fats and Waxes by David Holde (1922)
"... (with a 75 mm. column of vapor) between 157° and 158° as a colorless oil with not unpleasant odor. The linolenic acid obtained by reduction of the ..."

5. Commercial Organic Analysis by Alfred Henry Allen, Wm. A. Davis (1910)
"linolenic acid. linolenic acid has been prepared by reduction of its ... linolenic acid rapidly absorbs oxygen on exposure to the air, becoming brown in ..."

6. The Examination of Hydrocarbon Oils and of Saponifiable Fats and Waxes by David Holde (1915)
"The linolenic acid obtained by reduction of the ... The peroxide of a- (and of /3-) linolenic acid ozonide gives on treatment with water the half aldehyde ..."

7. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1905)
"linolenic acid, C^H^O,, is the only member of this series which has been ... linolenic acid has not been solidified. Its specific gravity is greater than ..."

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