eicosapentaenoic acid
Noun
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Noun
eicosapentaenoic acid (uncountable) (abbreviation EPA)
- 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
- eicosapentaenoate
- EPA
- icosapentaenoic acid
- timnodonic acid
- (physiological literature)
- Italian: acido eicosapentaenoico
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