HyperDic: omega-6_fatty_acid

English > 1 sense of the expression omega-6 fatty acid:
NOUNsubstanceomega-6 fatty acid, omega-6a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning
English > omega-6 fatty acid: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning.
Synonymomega-6
Narrowerlinolenic acidA liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils
Broaderpolyunsaturated fatty acidAn unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule
Spanishomega-6
Catalanàcid gras omega-6, omega-6

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