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ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("alpha-linolenic acid" is a kind of...):
omega-3; omega-3 fatty acid (a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning)
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