"arachidonic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} arachidonic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds, found in animal fats; it is essential for human nutrition, being a precursor to the production of prostaglandins. Wikipedia link: arachidonic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fatty acids Related terms: arachidic acid Translations (long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins): arakidonihappo (Finnish), acide arachidonique [masculine] (French), Arachidonsäure [feminine] (German), कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla) (Hindi), arachidonsav (Hungarian), acido arachidonico [masculine] (Italian), कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla) (Marathi), कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla) (Nepali), ácido araquidónico [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), ácido araquidônico [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), арахидо́новая кислота́ (araxidónovaja kislotá) [feminine] (Russian), ácido araquidónico [masculine] (Spanish), arakidonsyra [common-gender] (Swedish), axit arachidonic (Vietnamese)

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