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Related Terms:
arachidic acid
essential
eicosatetraynoic acid
polyunsaturated fatty acid
eicosatetraenoic acid
arachidonate
5z 8z 11z 14z icosatetraenoic acid
cyclooxygenase
hepoxilin
fatty acid
nutrition
anandamide
prostaglandin
ara
long chain
5z 8z 11z 14z eicosatetraenoic acid
fat
carbon
human
double bond
isofuran
epoxygenase
aa
animal
isoprostane
arachidonyl
all cis 5,8,11,14 eicosatetraenoic acid
precursor
arachidonic
arachidonoyl
Noun
Definition: A 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.