arachidonic acid
Noun
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Noun
arachidonic acid (uncountable)
- (fatty acid) 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.
- French: acide arachidonique
- German: Arachidonsäure
- Portuguese: ácido araquidónico (Portugal), ácido araquidônico (Brazil)
- Russian: арахидо́новая кислота́
- Spanish: ácido araquidónico
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