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DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID

Dictionary entry overview: What does docosahexaenoic acid mean?

• DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID (noun)
The noun DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. an omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)

Familiarity information: DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID (noun)

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Meaning:

An omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("docosahexaenoic 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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