The Collaborative International Dictionary
Linoleic \Li*no"le*ic\ (l[i^]*n[=o]"l[-e]*[i^]k), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically (Chem.), designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of, or derived from linoleum, or linseed oil 2 (context chemistry English) designating an organic fatty acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as an ester of glycerol in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts; it is a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds.
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Usage examples of "linoleic".
He sees our intelligence raised and our healthimproved by the complete edistin protein and the essential fatty acids, linolinic and linoleic, that are found in adundance in the flesh and oil of the hempseed.
The oil pressed from hempseed contains 55% linoleic acid (LA) and 25% llinolenic acid (LNA).
These essential oils, linoleic and linolenic acids, are responsible for the luster in your skin, hair, eyes, and even your thought processes.
It also contains palmitin, stearin and myristin, with glyceride of linoleic acid.