Eicosapentaenoic Acid Definition

īkō-sə-pĕntə-ĭ-nōĭk
noun
An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils.
American Heritage

Origin of Eicosapentaenoic Acid

  • Greek eikosa- twenty, from its twenty carbon atoms (from eikosi wīkm̥tī- in Indo-European roots) -pentaene having five double bonds (penta–) (–ene) –oic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to eicosapentaenoic acid using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Word Length