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eicosapentaenoic acid

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ei⋅co⋅sa⋅pen⋅ta⋅e⋅no⋅ic ac⋅id

[ahy-koh-suh-pen-tuh-i-noh-ik, ahy-koh-]
–noun Biochemistry.
EPA.

Origin:
< Gk eikosa-, comb. form of eíkosi twenty + penta- + -ene + -o- + -ic
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ei·co·sa·pen·ta·e·no·ic acid   (ī'kō-sə-pěn'tə-ĭ-nō'ĭk)   
n.   Abbr. EPA
An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils.

[Greek eikosa-, twenty, from its twenty carbon atoms (from eikosi; see wīktī- in Indo-European roots) + -pentaene, having five double bonds (penta- + -ene).]
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Main Entry: ei·co·sa·pen·ta·e·no·ic acid
Pronunciation: "I-kO-s&-"pen-t&-E-"nO-ik-, -i-"nO-ik-
Function: noun
: an omega-3 fatty acid C20H30O2 found especially in fish oils —abbreviation EPA
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