Meanings
- uncountablechemistrya polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils. Not to be confused with linolenic acid.
Synonyms: octadecadienoic acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed, sunflower and other vegetable oils. Not to be confused with linolenic acid.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech kyselina linolová
- kyselina linolováfatty acid
Dutch linolzuur
- linolzuurfatty acid
Finnish linolihappo
- linolihappofatty acid
German Linolsäure
- Linolsäurefatty acid
Hungarian linolsav
- linolsavfatty acid
Italian acido linoleico
- acido linoleicofatty acid
Polish kwas linolowy
- kwas linolowyfatty acid
Russian лино́левая кислота́
- лино́левая кислота́ (linólevaja kislotá)fatty acid
Spanish ácido linoleico
- ácido linoleicofatty acid
Swedish linolsyra
- linolsyrafatty acid
Cite this entry
linoleic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linoleic%20acid
“linoleic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linoleic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “linoleic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/linoleic%20acid.
Source: linoleic acid on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.