Usually means: Essential polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid.
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  1. linolenic acid: Merriam-Webster
  2. linolenic acid: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. linolenic acid: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  1. linolenic acid: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. linolenic acid: Medical dictionary

(Note: See linolenic_acids as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (linolenic acid)

noun:  (organic chemistry) An polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and three double bonds, essential for human nutrition; it is found in linseed and other vegetable oils

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