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eicosapentaenoic acid en · NOUN

Etymology

From eicosa- + penta- + -ene + -oic acid.

Meanings

(uncountable) An omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), having 20 carbon atoms and 5 cis double bonds, that acts as a precursor for prostaglandin-3, thromboxane-3, and leukotriene-5 eicosanoids

Coordinates

eicosapentaenoate

Synonyms

EPA · icosapentaenoic acid · 20:5 · timnodonic acid

Translations (3)

it acido eicosapentaenoico (fatty acid) · fi eikosapentaeenihappo (fatty acid) · ja エイコサペンタエン酸 (fatty acid)