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linolenic acid
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linstock

lin·stock [ lín stòk ] (plural lin·stocks)


noun 
Definition:
 
lighted staff used to fire cannons: a long staff with a forked end designed to hold a lighted match, used in the past to fire cannons

[Mid-16th century. < Dutch lontstok< lont "match" + stok "stick"]
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