different between linseed vs linoleic

English

Etymology

From Middle English linseed, lynseed, lynsede, from Old English l?ns?d (“seed of flax”), from l?n (“flax”) (from Proto-Germanic *l?n? (“flax”)) + s?d (“seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?nsi?d/

Noun

linseed (countable and uncountable, plural linseeds)

1. The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.

   Synonym: flaxseed

Meronyms

• linoleic acid

Derived terms

• linseed oil

Related terms

• linen

Translations

Further reading

• linseed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• delines, delsine, enisled, ensiled, neleids

English

Etymology

From Latin linum (“flax”) +? oleic acid, for saturating its omega-6 double bond produces oleic acid.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l?n.?(?)?li?.?k/, /?l?n.?(?)?le?.?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l?n.??li?.?k/, /?l?n.??le?.?k/
• Rhymes: -i??k, -e??k

Adjective

linoleic (not comparable)

1. Of, or derived from linoleum, or linseed oil
2. (chemistry) 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.

Derived terms

• linoleic acid

Related terms

• oleic acid
• linolenic acid

References

• “linoleic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “linoleic”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).