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docosahexaenoic

docosahexaenoic adjective: of or pertaining to docosahexaenoic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

docosahexaenoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to docosahexaenoic acid or its derivatives

Origin of docosahexaenoic

From docosa- (“22”) + hexa- (“6”) + -ene (“double-bonded carbon”) + -oic (“carboxyl”). From having 22 carbon atoms, with 6 double-bonded carbon-carbon bonds, and one of the carbons being part of a carboxyl group.

Words formed from docosahexaenoic

Phrases with docosahexaenoic

Questions about docosahexaenoic

What does docosahexaenoic mean?
Docosahexaenoic means of or pertaining to docosahexaenoic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is docosahexaenoic?
Docosahexaenoic is an adjective.

Words near docosahexaenoic in the dictionary

  1. docosadienoic acid
  2. docosadioate
  3. docosadioates
  4. docosahexaenoate
  5. docosahexaenoates
  6. docosahexaenoic
  7. docosahexaenoic acid
  8. docosahexaenoyl
  9. docosahexanoic
  10. docosahexenoate
  11. docosahexenoic

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