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Meaning of linoleic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

/ˌlɪn.ə(ʊ)ˈliː.ɪk/

Definitions

Of, or derived from linoleum, or linseed oil
not-comparable
designating an organic fatty acid, a thin yellow oil, found combined as an ester of glycerol in oils of linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts; it is a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and two double bonds.
not-comparable

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

linolenic linoleumed linsey-woolsey lint-free lintelled lintfree