eicosapentaenoic acid

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Etymology

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Noun

eicosapentaenoic acid (uncountable) (abbreviation EPA)

1. 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

Related terms

• eicosapentaenoate

Synonyms

• EPA
• icosapentaenoic acid
• timnodonic acid
• (physiological literature) 20:5(n-3)

Translations

fatty acid

• Finnish: eikosapentaeenihappo
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: acido eicosapentaenoico m