arachidonic acid
арахидоновая кислота
Arachidonsäure
A long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds,…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Arachidonsäure
арахидо́новая кислота́araxidónovaja kislotá
Translations
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By meaning 1
long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins:
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedarachidic acid
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable