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linoleic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɪn.ə(ʊ)ˈliː.ɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɪn.ə(ʊ)ˈleɪ.ɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌlɪn.əˈliː.ɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌlɪn.əˈleɪ.ɪk/
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  • rhymes with -iːɪk
  • rhymes with -eɪɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or derived from linoleum, or linseed oil

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

From Latin linum (“flax”) + oleic acid, for saturating its omega-6 double bond produces oleic acid.