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eicosapentaenoic acid
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eicosapentaenoic acid /ei·co·sa·pen·ta·eno·ic ac·id/ (EPA) (i-ko?sah-pen?tah-e-no´ik) an omega-3, polyunsaturated, 20-carbon fatty acid found almost exclusively in fish and marine animal oils.
ei·co·sa·pen·ta·e·no·ic acid (k-s-pnt--nk)
n. Abbr. EPA
An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils.
eicosapentaenoic acid
a 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acid with five double bonds; a precursor of 1, 2 and 3 series prostaglandins.
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