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docosahexenoic acid

docosahexenoic acid is the misspelling of docosahexaenoic acid.

Meaning of docosahexaenoic acid

Noun

docosahexaenoic acid (uncountable)

  1. An essential 22-carbon atom omega-3 fatty acid with six cis double bonds, found in fish oils, metabolized to form the docosanoids.
    Synonyms:
    DHA, cervonic acid, all-cis-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexa-enoic acid

Words formed from docosahexenoic acid

Questions about docosahexenoic acid

What is docosahexenoic acid the misspelling of?
Docosahexenoic acid is the misspelling of docosahexaenoic acid.

Words near docosahexenoic acid in the dictionary

  1. docosahexaenoic acid
  2. docosahexaenoyl
  3. docosahexanoic
  4. docosahexenoate
  5. docosahexenoic
  6. docosahexenoic acid
  7. docosahydrate
  8. docosahydrates
  9. docosane
  10. docosanediol
  11. docosanes

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