arachidonic acid

English

Noun

arachidonic acid (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) A long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, having 20 carbon atoms and four double bonds, found in animal fats; it is essential for human nutrition, being a precursor to the production of prostaglandins.

Translations

long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins

Finnish: arakidonihappo
French: acide arachidonique (fr) m
German: Arachidonsäure (de) f
Hindi: कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla)
Hungarian: arachidonsav
Italian: acido arachidonico (it) m
Marathi: कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla)
Nepali: कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla)
Portuguese: ácido araquidónico m (Portugal), ácido araquidônico m (Brazil)
Russian: арахидо́новая кислота́ (ru) f (araxidónovaja kislotá)
Spanish: ácido araquidónico m
Swedish: arakidonsyra (sv) c
Vietnamese: axit arachidonic

See also

arachidic acid

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