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DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)
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Hypernyms ("docosahexaenoic acid" is a kind of...):
omega-3; omega-3 fatty acid (a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning)