Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alpha-linolenic_acid

1 sense of alpha-linolenic acid

Sense 1
alpha-linolenic acid -- (a polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms; the only omega-3 fatty acid found in vegetable products; it is most abundant in canola oil; a fatty acid essential for nutrition)
       => omega-3 fatty acid, omega-3 -- (a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning)