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eicosapentaenoic acid

[ ahy-koh-suh-pen-tuh-i-noh-ik, ahy-koh- ]
/ ˈaɪ koʊ səˌpɛn tə ɪˈnoʊ ɪk, ˌaɪ koʊ- /

noun Biochemistry.

EPA.

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Words nearby eicosapentaenoic acid

eichendorff, eichler, eichmann, eichmann, adolf, eicosanoid, eicosapentaenoic acid, eid, eid al-adha, eid al-fitr, eid-ul-adha, eid-ul-fitr

Origin of eicosapentaenoic acid

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