docosahexaenoic acid

Noun

Meaning

an omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shorthand dha cervonic acid all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexa-enoic acid

Hypernyms

omega-3 fatty acid omega-3

Examples

Docosahexaenoic acid is also important in biological systems, particularly with respect to sight. citation citation Other major lipid classes in the fatty acid category are the fatty esters and fatty amides. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

docosadioic acid docosahexaenoate docosahexaenoic docosahexaenoyl docosahexenoate docosahydrate