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any polyunsaturated fatty acid having a double bond between the sixth and seventh carbon atoms from the end of the molecule farthest from the carboxylic acid; although they are essential fatty acids, there is evidence that excess levels can cause a number of diseases
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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a polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: omega-6
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Broader terms: polyunsaturated fatty acid
Narrower terms: linolenic acid
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Across languages
Translations
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Finnish:
omega-6-rasvahappo
— type of polyunsaturated fatty acid
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German:
Omega-6-Fettsäure
— type of polyunsaturated fatty acid
