NOUN | substance | omega-6 fatty acid, omega-6 | a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning |
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Meaning | A polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning. | |
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Synonym | omega-6 | |
Narrower | linolenic acid | A liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils |
Broader | polyunsaturated fatty acid | An unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule |
Spanish | omega-6 | |
Catalan | àcid gras omega-6, omega-6 |
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