"VLCFA" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: VLCFAs [plural]
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  1. (organic chemistry) Initialism of very-long-chain fatty acid. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: very-long-chain fatty acid Coordinate_terms: SCFA, MCFA, LCFA
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