n. Abbr. EPA An omega-3 fatty acid, C20H30O2, found in cold-water fish and in certain algae. [Greek eikosa-, twenty, from its twenty carbon atoms (from eikosi; see wīktī- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + -pentaene, having five double bonds (PENTA– + –ENE) + –OIC.] |
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