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eicosapentaene

eicosapentaene noun: a hydrocarbon with a chain of 20 carbon atoms and 5 cis double bonds, which forms part of fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid.

Noun

eicosapentaene (plural eicosapentaenes)

  1. A hydrocarbon with a chain of 20 carbon atoms and 5 cis double bonds, which forms part of fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid.

Forms of eicosapentaene

pluraleicosapentaenes

Origin of eicosapentaene

From eicosa- + penta- + -ene.

Words formed from eicosapentaene

Questions about eicosapentaene

What does eicosapentaene mean?
Eicosapentaene means a hydrocarbon with a chain of 20 carbon atoms and 5 cis double bonds, which forms part of fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid.
What part of speech is eicosapentaene?
Eicosapentaene is a noun.
What is the plural of eicosapentaene?
The plural of eicosapentaene is eicosapentaenes.

Words near eicosapentaene in the dictionary

  1. eicosanoic acid
  2. eicosanoid
  3. eicosanoids
  4. eicosanol
  5. eicosanoyl
  6. eicosapentaene
  7. eicosapentaenoate
  8. eicosapentaenoates
  9. eicosapentaenoic
  10. eicosapentaenoic acid
  11. eicosapentaenoyl

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