eicosapentaenoic acid

[ahy-koh-suh-pen-tuh-i-noh-ik, ahy-koh-]

noun Biochemistry.

Origin of eicosapentaenoic acid

< Greek eikosa-, combining form of eíkosi twenty + penta- + -ene + -o- + -ic

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