EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("eicosapentaenoic acid" is a kind of...):

omega-3; omega-3 fatty acid (a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning)

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