HyperDic: eicosapentaenoic_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression eicosapentaenoic acid:
NOUNsubstanceeicosapentaenoic acidan omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms
English > eicosapentaenoic acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna / tuna and bluefish).
Broaderomega-3 fatty acid, omega-3A polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning

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