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linolic acid

linolic acid

6.7
A liquid fat in many plant oils that the body needs and people use to make soaps
  • noun
  • /lɪˈnoʊlɪk ˈæsɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ácido linoleico
  • Foods such as sunflower oil are rich in linolic acid and other essential nutrients.

Examples

  • Soap manufacturers often use linolic acid derived from vegetable oils in their products.

  • A deficiency in linolic acid can lead to various health problems.

  • The body requires linolic acid for proper functioning.

  • Many cooking oils contain linolic acid.

  • A deficiency in linolic acid can lead to various health problems.

  • Foods such as sunflower oil are rich in linolic acid and other essential nutrients.

  • Soap manufacturers often use linolic acid derived from vegetable oils in their products.

Synonyms

linoleic acid
vslinolic acid
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A liquid fat in plant oils that the body needs and that soap makers use

is the same substance but written with a different spelling

Surface Forms

linolic acid singular
linolic acids plural

Morphology

linolic + acid

The compound is simply adjective + noun (linolic + acid), so a learner who knows both constituents would at least infer it is a type of acid; the compositional naming pattern for chemical terms is common cross-linguistically. However, 'linolic' is a technical/derived form (related to linoleic/linseed oils) and the specific biochemical properties (polyunsaturated, nutritional role) are not predictable from the parts, making the interpretation only partially transparent.

Etymology

Linolic acid likely gets its name from the plant 'flax' and the idea of 'oil', because early chemists found this fatty acid in flax seed oil and combined lino- (from 'flax') with -oleic (from 'oil') to make the name. That's why linolic acid now means a fatty acid found in many plant oils.