HyperDic: alpha-linolenic_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression alpha-linolenic acid:
NOUNsubstancealpha-linolenic acida polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms
English > alpha-linolenic acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA 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.
Broaderomega-3 fatty acid, omega-3A polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning
Spanishácido alfa-linolénico
Catalanàcid alfa-linolènic

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