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γリノレン酸 (ガンマリノレンさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

γリノレン酸がんまりのれんさん

Meanings

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noun

gamma-linolenic acid; GLA

An omega-6 fatty acid found in plant oils such as evening primrose oil. Technical term used in nutrition and biochemistry.

γリノレン酸さんは月つき見み草そう油ゆに多おおく含ふくまれている。
Gamma-linolenic acid is abundant in evening primrose oil.
このサプリメントにはγリノレン酸さんが配はい合ごうされている。
This supplement contains gamma-linolenic acid.

Written forms

γリノレン酸がんまりのれんさん
Standard chemical notation using the Greek letter γ.
ガンマリノレン酸さん
Kana spelling of the Greek letter; used in contexts where Greek letters are avoided.

Kanji

酸acid, bitterness, sour

Similar words

リノール酸さん
Linoleic acid (LA) is a more common omega-6 fatty acid; GLA is a metabolite of LA with distinct physiological roles.

αリノレン酸あるふぁりのれんさん

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is an omega-3 fatty acid, structurally different from the omega-6 GLA.

Etymology

From English 'gamma-linolenic acid'. The Greek letter γ (gamma) indicates the position of the first double bond in the fatty acid chain.