"eicosapentaenoic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From eicosa- + penta- + -noic acid. The eicosa- prefix refers to the 20 carbon atoms. The penta- prefix refers to the five double bonds. The -(e)noic suffix generically denotes fatty acids. Etymology templates: {{af|en|eicosa-|penta-|-noic}} eicosa- + penta- + -noic, {{m|en|eicosa-}} eicosa-, {{m|en|penta-}} penta-, {{m|en|-noic|-(e)noic}} -(e)noic Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} eicosapentaenoic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) 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 Wikipedia link: eicosapentaenoic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fatty acids Synonyms: EPA [initialism], icosapentaenoic acid, timnodonic acid, 20:5 (alt: n-3) (english: physiological literature) Coordinate_terms: eicosapentaenoate (english: coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution) Translations (fatty acid): eikosapentaeenihappo (Finnish), acido eicosapentaenoico [masculine] (Italian)

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