linolenic acid
/ˌlɪnəʊˈliːnɪk/noun
mass noun
1- Chemistry a polyunsaturated fatty acid (with one more double bond than linoleic acid) present as a glyceride in linseed and other oils and essential in the human diet【化】亚麻脂酸。
1.1
- Chem. formula: C17H29COOH; several isomers, notably gamma-linolenic acid, present in evening primrose oil化学分子式： C17H29COOH, （存在于亚麻仁中的一种）不饱和脂肪酸, 异构体γ 亚麻酸（存在于夜樱草油中）。
派生词
linolenate
noun词源
late 19th cent.: from German Linolensaüre, from Linolsaüre 'linoleic acid'， with the insertion of -en- （from -ENE）.