| NOUN | substance | omega-3 fatty acid, omega-3 | a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning |
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| Meaning | A polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning. | |
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| Synonym | omega-3 | |
| Narrower | alpha-linolenic acid | A polyunsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms |
| docosahexaenoic acid | An omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms | |
| eicosapentaenoic acid | An omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms | |
| Broader | polyunsaturated fatty acid | An unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule |
| Spanish | omega-3 | |
| Catalan | àcids grassos omega 3, omega-3 | |
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