n. (Chem.) A salt of linoleic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. linum flax + oleum oil. ]
n. [ See Line; Type. ] (Print.)
n. [ Linoleic + oxygen. ] (Chem.) A resinous substance obtained as an oxidation product of linoleic acid.