Arachidonic acid

noun

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

Synonyms

arachidic acid arachidonyl arachin arachidonoyl arachidonate arachidoyl arachidate monoarachin eicosatetraenoic acid arachidonoylglycerol polyunsaturated fatty acid nonadecanoic acid

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