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Webster 1913 Edition

Linoleic

Li-no′le-ic

(lĭ-nō′lē̍-ĭk)

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Adj.

Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil; specifically

(Chem.)

, designating an organic acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts.