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LONG-CHAIN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of molecules having relatively long chains of atoms in a molecule
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
long chain ((chemistry) a relatively long chain of atoms in a molecule)
Context examples:
A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with an 18-carbon backbone and exactly three double bonds.
(Octadecatrienoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with a 20-carbon backbone and exactly 2 double bonds.
(Eicosadienoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A polyunsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and exactly 3 double bonds.
(Docosatrienoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A polyunsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and exactly 2 double bonds, originating from either the 6th and 9th or the 9th and 17th positions from the methyl end.
(Docosadienoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with an 18-carbon backbone and double bonds originating from the 3rd position and either the 6th or 7th position from the methyl end.
(Octadecadienoic Acid n-3, NCI Thesaurus)
A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with an 18-carbon backbone and exactly 2 double bonds.
(Octadecadienoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A monounsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and a single double bond originating from the 9th position from the methyl end.
(Docosenoic Acid n-9, NCI Thesaurus)
The sodium salt form of palmoxirate, an inhibitor of long-chain fatty acid oxidation with hypoglycemic activity.
(Palmoxirate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with an 18-carbon backbone and exactly three double bonds, originating from the 6th, 9th and 13th positions from the methyl end.
(Columbinic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in the modulation of long-chain fatty acid biosynthesis.
(Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase 1, NCI Thesaurus)
