noun
icosapentaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid
A polyunsaturated fatty acid; the term is used in biochemistry and nutrition. The alternative spelling エイコサペンタエン酸 is also common.
See also: エイコサペンタエン酸
イコサペンタエン酸は魚油に多く含まれている。
Icosapentaenoic acid is abundant in fish oil.
Alternative spelling of the same compound; イコサペンタエン酸 is a variant without the long 'e' sound.
From English icosapentaenoic acid, itself from Greek eikosa- (twenty) + penta- (five) + -ene (double bond) + -oic acid.