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arachidonic acid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: àcid araquidònic — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花生四烯酸 (huāshēngsìxīsuān) — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Finnish: arakidonihappo — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • French: acide arachidonique — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • German: Arachidonsäure — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Hindi: कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla) — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Hungarian: arachidonsav — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Italian: acido arachidonico — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Marathi: कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla) — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Nepali: कलायायिकाम्ल (kalāyāyikāmla) — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Polish: kwas arachidonowy — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Portuguese: ácido araquidónico — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Portuguese: ácido araquidônico — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Romanian: acid arahidonic — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Russian: арахидо́новая кислота́ (araxidónovaja kislotá) — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Spanish: ácido araquidónico — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Swedish: arakidonsyra — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins
  • Vietnamese: axit arachidonic — long chain fatty acid precursor to prostaglandins