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エイコサペンタエン酸 (エイコサペンタエンさん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

エイコサペンタエン酸さん

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Meanings

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eicosapentaenoic acid; EPA

Technical term in chemistry and nutrition; an omega-3 fatty acid.

エイコサペンタエン酸さんは魚ぎょ油ゆに多おおく含ふくま

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Eicosapentaenoic acid is abundant in fish oil.

Kanji

酸acid, bitterness, sour

Etymology

From English 'eicosapentaenoic acid', itself from Greek 'eicosa' (twenty) + 'penta' (five) + 'ene' (double bond) + 'oic acid', referring to its 20-carbon chain with five double bonds.