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linoleic acid

ácido linoleico

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acide linoléique

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亚油酸 /yà yóu suān/

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Chemistry | n. phr.
omega-6 polyunsaturated essential fatty acid that is present in olive oil in moderate amounts.

Example

Primary fatty acids are Oleic and linoleic acid with a small amount of linolenic acid.

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Chemistry | n. phr.
Omega-3 polyunsaturated essential fatty acid that is present in olive oil in moderate amounts. It is considered beneficial because it improves cardiovascular health.

Example

Results revealed that four years later, TWW can have controversial impact with increasing palmitic, palmitoleic, linoleic and linolenic acid contents and decreasing oleic acid rates.

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