eicosapentaenoic acid (English, noun)
expansion: eicosapentaenoic acid (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: 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
tags: uncountable
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