linoleico
Portuguese, adjective
linoleico is spelled L-I-N-O-L-E-I-C-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 111,334th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linoleico is a Portuguese adjective meaning “linoleic (Name of the common fatty acid in vegetable oils, with various applications.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, linoléico is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of linoleico; may still occur…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ácido graxo que tem o código C18:2, também chamado de ômega 6”.
What does linoleico mean in English?
adjective
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linoleic (Name of the common fatty acid in vegetable oils, with various applications.)
adjective
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of linoleico; may still occur as a sporadic misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ácido graxo que tem o código C18:2, também chamado de ômega 6
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of linoleico
- linoleica feminine
- linoleicos masculine plural
- linoleicas feminine plural
- linoléica feminine
- linoléicos masculine plural
- linoléicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is linoleico in Portuguese?
linoleico appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).